Ralph Emerson Petty (1939-2026) age 87 of Nashville (Donelson), TN, died in Knoxville, TN on 11/12/2026 at Beverly Park Place nursing home.
He was born in Monoville, TN in 1939 to Jesse Solon Petty and Martha Ethel Gilbert Petty, the last of their four children (Irene, Earl, Dean, and Ralph respectively).
Ralph attended Smith County High School class of 1958. He was drafted into the Army, did his basic training at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas and stationed the majority of his time in Fulda, Germany. After the military he attended Tennessee State University.
Ralph was a business owner in the 1990s, owning Nannie’s and Simply Southern Restaurants in Smithville. He personally made the best banana pudding one could ever eat.
Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and best friends Bobby Pack, Mary Curtis, and Louie Koufas. He is survived by the beloved mother of his children, Barbara Petty Hill; his son Ralph E. Petty Jr. (Jill) from Cleveland, TN; daughter Andrea Thornton (Perry) from Knoxville, TN; three grandchildren, Shelby Thornton Jaco, Reed Petty, and Emerson Petty; two great-grandchildren, Jack and Cole Jaco; and best friend Faye Curtis.
A graveside service only will be held on Saturday November, 14 at 1pm at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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