Pettit, Cecil Clifford (Died)

A descendant of United Empire Loyalists, Cecil Clifford Pettit died Thursday morning at the age of 72 years on the Fruitland farm granted to his ancestors by the crown in 1803.

Mr. Pettit, one of the best known fruit growers in the district before his retirement, belonged to the Associated Gospel churches.

Left to mourn are his widow, the former Nina Smith; a daughter, Mrs. Ernest Norman, of Oshawa; three grandsons; two brothers, Frank, of Tacoma, Wash., and Rev. M.S. Pettit, Columbus, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Zimmerman, of Fruitland. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home to Fruitland cemetery.