Mr. Malcolm Franklin Petty

Malcolm Franklin Petty, age 64, native of Shelbyville, TN and resident of Brentwood, TN died suddenly following heart related issues Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at St.Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. There will be no public viewing. Please no food or flowers. Malcolm's wife and children are honoring his request to be cremated. When it is safe for public gatherings, a Celebration of Malcolm's Life will take place and be announced by Feldhaus Funeral Chapel. If you would like to send Brenda, Breon, Corey, or Crea cards with words of encouragement, those cards will be appreciated sources of strength in the coming days. Malcolm's siblings request you do for Brenda what you plan to do for them. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel can be called for addresses. Malcolm was born September 14, 1955 in Shelbyville, TN. He was the fifth child born to Ralph Woodard Petty, Sr. and Mary Jane Moore Petty. Malcolm graduated in the 1973 Class of Shelbyville Central High School. His family appreciates the, encouragement, love, and concern shown by his classmates since before Malcolm's Cancer Surgery and Cancer Free diagnosis in 2019. As a high school co-op student under the direction of the late Mildred Price, Malcolm worked at Smith's Foodtown Grocery. He was taught to be an excellent butcher by Rayburn Smith and the importance of an outgoing personality in business by the late Mildred Smith. Malcolm also worked for the late George Olive at Guys Market in Shelbyville. Soon following high school graduation Malcolm moved to Jackson, MS where he became a salesman. He traveled selling chemicals used in cleaning and sanitizing meat processing plants. He moved to Nashville, TN in the 1980s continuing his work. He later moved to Brentwood, TN. His personality, business skills, and love of traveling were a perfect combination for his life's work. Malcolm enjoyed his friends, took great pride in his wife and children and loved his dogs. Survivors include: wife Brenda Williams Petty, daughters Breon Petty Parker (Rob) of Eagleville, TN, Crea Lynn Petty of Roswell, GA, son Corey Woodard Petty of Dallastown, PA; sisters Jo Ann Petty Hughes (Sam) of Murfreesboro, TN, Sandra Kaye Petty Bobo, and Barbara Lynn Petty Ellis of Shelbyville, TN; sister-in-law Karen Cartwright Petty Smotherman of Shelbyville, TN; and brother-in-law Sam Hughes of Murfreesboro, TN; nieces/nephews Natalie Hughes Sanders (Wayne) of Murfreesboro, TN, Neil Hughes (Holly) of Murfreesboro, TN, Nyles Hughes (Christopher) of Bluffton, SC, Mary-Margaret Bobo Satterfield (Jeffrey) of Chattanooga, TN, Jamie Matthew Petty (Margaret), Jonathan Smotherman (Ellie), and Jared Smotherman of Shelbyville, TN; great nephews Joey Hughes of Murfreesboro, TN, Grant and Rhett Hughes of Bluffton, SC, and Woody Petty of Shelbyville, TN In addition to his parents, Malcolm was preceded in death by his brother Ralph Woodard "Woody" Petty, Jr.; and brothers-in-law Lanny Eugene Bobo and James "Joe" Odell Ellis, Jr. The family appreciates the thousands of prayers prayed for Malcolm, cards, food, and other acts of kind encouragement. Only God can repay you. Thank you. May God richly bless you. We praise God for His mercy, grace, and love. For the family and all touched by the life and death of Malcolm Franklin Petty, "Heaven's Sounding Sweeter All the Time.” Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family.

Mr. Malcolm Franklin Petty

September 14, 1955 - March 25, 2020