Gordon Eugene "Gene" Pettyjohn

Mr. Gordon Eugene “Gene” Pettyjohn, age 73, of Lake City, Fla., died Friday, March 25, in the Shands Jacksonville Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., following a brief illness. He was a native of Summerville, Georgia and had resided in Lake City, Fla., since 1951. He worked for the Department of Transportation of Florida for 47 years and retired as an asphalt engineer in 2003. He also retired from the Florida National Guard after 31 years of service. He was a member of Berea Baptist Church and a member of the Old D.O.T. Retirement Liars Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon Lee Pettyjohn and Grethel Walters Pettyjohn and his late wife, Imogene Walker Pettyjohn. He is survived by two daughters, Brenda (Hal) Johns of Macclenny, Fla., and Lisa Turman of Lake City, Fla.; his son, Don (Nancy) Pettyjohn of Macclenny, Fla., two brothers, Dwight Pettyjohn and Bill Pettyjohn, both of Lake City, Fla.; special friends, Allen and Peggy Rowe; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am. Tuesday, March 29, in the Chapel of Guerry Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Sweat officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Fla. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 28, at Guerry Funeral Home, 2659 SW Main Blvd, Lake City, Fla

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