Mr. Roy Lamar Pettigrew

February 26, 1928 - October 1, 2019

Roy Lamar Pettigrew, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at MS Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be at Griffith Memorial Baptist Church on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 9:30am until the 11am funeral service. Interment will follow at Lakewood South. Mr. Pettigrew was born in Crystal Springs, MS to the late David L. Pettigrew and Mary Julia Gatewood Pettigrew. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Pettigrew lived in Terry since 1998, having come from Jackson. He was Service Manager for ABF Freight for 28 years, a 32 degree Mason at leavell Woods Lodge and a member of the Eastern Star. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening . He is preceded in death by his parents; son John W. Pettigrew; brothers, Roger N. Pettigrew and Grady Pettigrew; sister, Ruby Orvin. Survivors include his wife Dora Gunn Pettigrew of Terry; son, Calvin d. Pettigrew (Angela) of alabaster, AL; daughter, Cynthia Marshall (Kerry) of Brandon and two grandsons.