"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky.  Pp.  345-346.  
Used by permission.  [Graves]

A. S. PETTIE, D.D.:  This distinguished minister and servant of Jesus 
Christ was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, March 24, 1851, on a farm 
about five miles southwest of Versailles.  After attending the country 
schools he entered Georgetown College, when seventeen years of age and 
remaind [sic] four years.
	In his sixteenth year in a revival meeting he surrenderd [sic] all 
to the Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized into the fellowship of the 
Hillsboro Church, located about two miles from his birthplace.  He was 
licensed to preach by this church in 1869, and on May 12, 1872, was 
ordained by the same church.
	His first pastorate was at Clear Creek Church near Versailles, and 
four miles from his birthplace.  After this pastorate and some others he 
held the pastorate of the First Church in Mayfield, Kentucky, for 
fifteen years.  He also served Hartford, Hickman, Clinton, Adairville, 
Lawrenceburg, Owensboro Third, Whitesville, Bethabara, and Oak Grove 
(Utica), all in his native state.  He also served the churches at 
Columbia, Tenn.; Ozark and Jonesboro, Ark.; and Tampa, Florida.
	For years he served on the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Bible 
Institute in New Orleans, La. He was one of the founders and one of the 
first Trustees of the Baptist Education Society of Kentucky.  For many 
years he served as a member of the State Mission Board in Kentucky.
	Besides all the other activities already mentioned he was an 
eminent revivalist, conducting meetings in most of the states of the 
Southern Baptist Convention.
	Dr. Pettie was ill for several years before his death, in his 
eightieth year on November 14, 1931.  His funeral was conducted from the 
First Church in Mayfield by the pastor W. H. Horton, assisted by W. M. 
Wood and R. L. Clark.  His body was laid to rest in Maplewood cemetery.
	Our brother was united in marriage to Miss Loulie Tinsley, the 
daughter of Judge R. L. and Elizabeth Tinsley, of Eminence, Ky.; on 
January 4; 1878.  Seven children were born to this union.  His wife and 
seven children all survived him.  They were privileged to observe their 
Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1928.
	The ministry of Dr. A. S. Pettie was outstanding in the building 
up of all the churches he pastored and in advancing the cause of the 
denomination.  His ministerial ability was readily recognized everywhere 
he went.  He earnestly contended for the faith once for all delivered to 
the saints.

Pettie Horton Wood Clark Tinsley
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TN AR FL LA Eminence-Henry-KY Mayfield-Graves-KY Woodford-KY

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