Petty, Beatrice (McWhorter) GILMER - Graveside services for Beatrice McWhorter Petty, 79, of Gilmer, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2007, at Hopewell Cemetery, with the Rev. Larry Day officiating. Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mrs. Petty died April 3, 2007, in Nacogdoches. Born March 28, 1928, in Gladewater, she was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Methodist Church. Survivors include her sons, Lanny Petty and Jay Petty; daughter, Laura Hobbs; and brother, Aaron McWhorter. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/5/2007.