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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271458
Title: Clyde Petty
Date: 1/28/1958-12/16/2024
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 1/28/1958
Summary: Clyde Petty, 66, of Williston, ND, passed away December 16, 2024, at the Sanford Health Medical Center in Bismarck, ND, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral services were held January 4, 2025, at the Epping Lutheran Church in Epping, ND. Burial was in Epping Cemetery. Clyde was born in Salina, KS, on January 28, 1958, to Glen and Ruby (Lind) Petty. During his youth he was raised in many cities traveling with family while Glen was in the Air Force. In his youth, Clyde was very active in sports. He played baseball and basketball. As he was playing alumni softball, he earned the nickname “Cleeter” due to him being so fast. After settling in Epping, he helped grandma and grandpa Lind with odd jobs around the café. From there, Elmer hired him to help with the Epping Museum. With that job, he began polishing rocks which he enjoyed doing. After graduating from Epping High School, Clyde worked in the oil field for several years moving from floor hand (the worm) to driller and having his own crew. He travelled to many oilwell sites in and out of North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. In the 90s, Clyde left the oilfield traveling to Phoenix, AZ, for 2 – 3 years becoming a journeyman in his quest to becoming an electrician. He then returned to North Dakota and started working in the oilfield, eventually ending his career at Sun Well Services. Clyde was blessed with two sons, Skyler and Nathan. He so enjoyed being a father and spending time with Skyler. Nathan moved to Washington, so he didn’t get to spend time with him. Skyler, however, was spoiled by his father and they spent a lot of time together traveling to stock car races and watching them on TV. Clyde moved to the family farm after his retirement and spent his last years helping family and friends working on cars, motors, and whatever needed fixing. Clyde was an accomplished all-around handyman. Clyde is survived by both sons, Skyler and Nathan; brother, Ivan (Kathryn); sisters, Vera and Ida; and many nieces and nephews, Jeff, Kristy, Serina, Ivan, Clinton, Raysha; Gail, the mother of his son, Skyler; step-daughter, Charnelle, (Kyle, Ashley Imsland) whom he was honored to walk down the aisle for her wedding. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; parents, Glen and Ruby; sister, Kathy; brother-in-law, Vernon Weiler, great-niece, Celeste France.
Red ID: FND_I_78948 Image ID: 521598 Image Notes: FND001271458

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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