Margaret Mae Petty

Margaret Mae (Smith) Petty, 86, of Belton passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her home on Thursday, August 22, 2019.

A funeral service for Margaret will be held on Monday, August 26, 2019 at 10:30 AM at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel in Belton with Roger Petty and Peggy Petty officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband L.R. at North Belton Cemetery in Belton immediately following the funeral service.

Margaret was born on February 28, 1933 in Belton to Arthur Perry and Minnie (Bishop) Smith. She was raised in Belton and attended schools there. Mrs. Petty married Lalovee Roger "L.R." Petty on December 3, 1949 and they were married for almost 67 years before he passed away in 2016. Mrs. Petty was a homemaker as well as a preacher and counselor at New Life Fellowship Church in Belton where she was a longtime board member.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by her sons Roger and Terry Petty both of Belton, daughter Peggy Petty of Belton and Cathey Dials of Valley Mills, Texas, 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.