Amelia Irene Pettes, 81, of Cornersville, TN, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Maury County Regional Health Center.

Amelia was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late George Stallings and Harriette Hoge Stallings. She was a homemaker prior to retirement and worked as a loan officer assistant at Farmer’s Bank. She was a member of Robertson Fork Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Mary Ann Hickman.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Wayne Pettes; two daughters, Beverly (Scott) Evans of Tullahoma, and Becky (Ken) Lee of Cornersville; one son, Lee Wayne (Christy) Pettes of Lynnville; grandchildren, Lee Wayne Pettes, II, Amelia Joy Penland, Jessica Evans, Katherine Dill, and Bobby Wayne Lee; great-grandchildren, Octavia Lynn Penland, Davis Dill, and Emmy Mae Dill.

Visitation with the family was held Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Cornersville Funeral Home.

The funeral service was held Friday, March 10, 2023, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Cornersville Funeral Home, 310 North Main St., Cornersville, TN 37047, with burial following in Lynnwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Cornersville Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with arrangements.