Obituary of Clarence John Petry, Jr.

Funeral Services for Clarence John Petry, Jr. of Winfield, MO will be at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield. Rev. Larry Gallaher, pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church in Foley, MO will officiate. Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Carlyle Cemetery in Carlyle, IL. Serving as pallbearers will be David Petry, Dustin Petry, Jeremiah Hemmer, Zach Hemmer, Isaiah Hemmer, Jed Hemmer, Brian Ratliff and Elijah Hoelting. Clarence, 95, passed away Thursday night, September 7, 2023 at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, MO. Born December 8, 1927 in East St. Louis, MO, he was the son of Clarence John and Emma Florence Kleber Petry, Sr. Clarence attended Dupo High School in Dupo, IL. He served his country in the United States Army from April 1946 to June 1947. Clarence was united in marriage on December 3, 1951 in Maysville, KY to Elizabeth Irene Boone. This union was blessed with four children: David, Karen, Cynthia and Paula. Clarence did maintenance for the Winfield Lock and Dam, retiring in 1982. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Emma Petry, Sr.; his brother, Anthony Petry; one sister, Thelma Poff; one daughter, Karen Hoelting; and his beloved wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Petry, who died on January 4, 2008. Survivors include three children: David Petry of Winfield, Cynthia Petry of Cahokia, IL and Paula Hemmer and her husband, Tony, of Winfield; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Clarence also leaves one sister, Shirley Simmermon of Bethel, OH; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Funeral Services at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Charity of the Donor’s Choice in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.