James Crosby Petrie

James Crosby Petrie

Male 1927 - 2013  (86 years)


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  • Name James Crosby Petrie 
    Birth 2 Dec 1927 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Dec 2013 
    Person ID I82160  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Frank S Petrie,   b. 15 Jan 1899   d. 22 Apr 1971 (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F30282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary O Edgley 
    Family ID F27618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Joan Marie Byrant 
    Children 
     1. James Crosby Petrie, Jr.
     2. Linda Marie Petrie
    Family ID F27619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • James C. Petrie Sr., 86, of Parish, died Saturday at the Oswego Hospital. He was born in Parish, son of the late Frank and Beatrice Petrie. He worked at Carrier. He was the founder and operator of the Yankee Trader in Parish opening in 1969. He was the owner of the Liberty Inn in Colosse. He was a WWII Navy veteran, a member of the Masonic Lodge, and a member of the American Legion. He was an Oswego County Legislator for the town of Parish. His first wife, Mary, died in 1955 and his second wife, Joan, died in 1994. Surviving are one son, James (Joan) Petrie Jr., Parish; one daughter, Linda (Pat) Yerdon, New Windsor, MD; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; one cousin, Dale Chopman, Parish. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Thursday from the Harter Funeral Home, 2983 W. Main St., Parish, NY. Spring burial will be in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday prior to the services. Contributions may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital or the Wounded Warrior Program.

      Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Dec. 16 to Dec. 17, 2013