Jules Arnault (Joe) Petit |
| Posted 2017-06-04 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, March 28, 1951, page 1, column 2 Jules A. 'Joe' Petit Taken By Death Here Early Today Death came to Jules A. 'Joe' Petit, 85, longtime resident of Prescott, this morning at the Pioneers' home following his admittance there yesterday. Petit was born March 24, 1866, in London, England. His father was a member of the French parliament, who went to England following political troubles in his native France. When Jules was eight months old his family came to the United States, settling in Topeka, Kans. From Topeka, they moved to California and Jules, who suffered from asthma, came to Prescott in 1898, before the great fire. His contracting activities included some of the finest of the old homes and buildings still standing in Prescott following the great blaze. For some time, also, Jules worked at the Hillside mine when it was necessary to go by stage from Prescott through Walnut Creek and Camp Wood. He was city building inspector here for many years. During the 1930's, he went to Blythe, Calif., where he was engaged in farming. He returned to Prescott to remain here ever since. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge in this city for many years. Petit is survived by his wife Bertha, 409 S. Granite street. She is the former Miss Bertha Fansler of Flagstaff. They were married in Flagstaff in 1907. Also surviving is a son, Captain Joseph F. Petit, U.S. Army, serving in Korea and a daughter, Mrs. Harold R. Gleason, Upland, Calif. Mrs. Gleason is now in Prescott, Captain Petit's wife resides in Albuquerque. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Ruffner Funeral home. The Odd Fellows lodge will be in charge. Burial will take place in the family plot in the Odd Fellows cemetery. See Also: Arizona Gravestone Photo Project |
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