Andrew "Joe" Joseph Petty

Andrew Joseph Petty (known as A. Joseph Petty) , 101, of Walla Walla, Washington formerly of Prineville, Oregon passed away in his sleep at Wheatland Village Retirement and Assisted Living in Walla Walla.

Joe was born in Goshen, Oregon on July 27, 1919 to Riley and Mamie (Sheridan) Petty.  He grew up on a farm and completed early education in the Creswell, Oregon area.  In 1943 he earned his B.S. degree in Agriculture Engineering at Oregon State University, later he received his Civil Engineering rating.  On November 26, 1943 Joe married Virginia Park at the First Baptist Church in Redmond, Oregon.

Joe was employed with Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture working in Redmond, Baker City and Lakeview, Oregon before transferring to Elko, Nevada until his retirement in 1968.

Joe and Virginia returned to Oregon to acreage along the John Day River near Mitchell, Oregon until failing health required a move to Prineville, Oregon and later to Walla Walla, Washington.

He enjoyed doing outdoor activities with his family. He took pride in his work projects, showing friends and family unique sites.

Joe is preceded in death by his son Karl Petty in 2006.

Joe is survived by his wife of 77 years, Virginia Petty of Walla Walla, Washington, daughters; Cheryl (David) Dine of Portland, Oregon, Carolyn (Randolph) Ford of Boise, Idaho, son; Joel (Ginger) Petty of Sandpoint, Idaho, seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Whispering Pines Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.  3168 NE 3^rd Street – Prineville, Oregon  97754   541-416-9733

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