Obituary of Leslie Clayton Petten

Petten, Leslie Clayton Left this world to join his wife Nellie and his Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 aged 80 yrs. A proud veteran of the Korean War and a former Assistant Superintendent of HMP Salmonier. Leslie was predeceased by his wife Nellie, parents Henry & Jesse Petten, infant son Gary, brothers: Wilson (Jean), Isaac (Lena), Wallace (Dorothy), Henry, George, sisters: Mary Porter (Noah), Lucy Boren (Bill), and Jessie Sherman. Brother-in-law, Charles Butler. Leaving with loving memories his children Roslyn Moore (Terry), Leslie (Pam), Beverly Arnott (Don), Glenn (Heather Yetman), Jeanette Coulstring (Bill) and Susan Poole (Keith). Twelve grandchildren: Lesley Ann Thomson (Chris), Greg Moore (Ashley Power), Bradley Learning (Mandy), Cheryl Dorn (Shane), Mark Arnott (Shauna Peddle), Daniel, Jonathan, Melissa, Meghan, April, James, Adam, Caelan and Shannon. Five great-grandchildren: Keegan, Connor, Ethan, Ava and James. Sisters: Joan Jefford, Laura Butler, Violet Barnes (Ted), Evelyn Dunn (Larry). Brothers: Stanley (Margaret), Hayden (June). Sisters-in-law: Alma Petten, Jean Petten, Mable Butler. Brothers-in-law Henry Hutchings, Ronald Hutchings (Margaret), and Gary Sherman. Special friends: Bernice Butler, Ella Abbott and Alison Murphy. A large number of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Visitation in the James J. Hickey Memorial Funeral Home, Kelligrews on Friday from 2 - 9 pm, Saturday from 10 - 9 pm. Funeral service in All Saints Anglican Church, Foxtrap on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 2 pm. Interment in the Anglican Cemetery, Dunn's Hill Road, Foxtrap. Flowers gratefully accepted. Donations in his memory may be made to the Jim Sheild's Memorial Garden Fund care of the Caribou Memorial Pavilion, Department of Veterans Affairs Forest Road. To sign the guest registry, or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.hickeysfuneralhome.ca.