George Petit

Benson, NC: Mr. George Leon Petit, age 75, of 11750 NC HWY 210 died Saturday at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday at Barbourtown Church of God in Benson. Officiating will be the Rev. Louis Bass. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mr. Petit was born September 27, 1939 in Johnston County to the late Eugene and Vinnie Rouse Petit. He was retired from Z.B. Byrd Logging. Surviving are children and spouses, George and Becky Petit of Benson, Karen and Danny Champion of Dunn, Alice and Charles Perkins of Rocky Mount; step-children and spouses Vanessa and Edward Burgess of Benson and Frankie and Lisa Dixon of Dunn; brother, Russell Petit of Clayton; sixteen grandchildren; and nineteen great grandchildren. Family will receive friends from 9:30AM to 10:45AM prior to the service at Barbourtown Church of God in Benson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Church of God Orphanage, 3485 Orphanage Circle, Concord, NC 28027.