Clara Mae Carter Petty

Mrs. Clara Mae "Mom" Carter Petty, 96, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord.

A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Tom Dolinger will officiate. Interment is scheduled for 11:00 am Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Salisbury National Cemetery in Salisbury.

The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:45 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home.

Mrs. Petty was born February 11, 1926 in Charlotte. She was a daughter of the late Edward Lee Carter and Thelma Hargett Carter.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Boyce Dewitt Petty, Sr.; daughter, Dianne P. Compton; two sisters, Patricia Jenkins and Dorothy Williams; and two brothers, James "Jim" and Edward Lee Carter, Jr..

Mrs. Petty is survived by four children, Tana Moody of Virginia Beach, VA, Buster Petty and wife Paula, Robyn Brown and husband Michael, and Steve Petty, all of Kannapolis; son-in-law, David Compton, Sr.; 10 grandchildren, David Compton, Jr., Amy Nicodemus and husband Todd, Shohn Petty and wife Jennifer, Heath Petty and wife Ashley, Brandi Morgan, Michael Brown and wife Jennifer, Chandi Gurley, Andrew Petty and wife Deana, Ryan Petty and wife Lynsey, and John Hyatt and wife Victoria; 20 great grandchildren; and brother, Charles Carter of High Point.

Memorials may be sent to Alzheimer's Association - Western Carolina Chapter 4600 Park Road #250, Charlotte, NC 28209 https://www.alz.org/northcarolina/.