Dustin Pettrey, 81, of Lerona, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born March 12, 1944, in Princeton, WV, he was the son of the late Dale Pettrey and Glenna Thorne Pettrey. Dustin served in the U.S. Air Force after he graduated from Athens High School. He would go to work after serving his country at Celanese Corporation for 33 years, before retiring from extrusion. When not working, Dustin loved gardening, trapping and fishing with his grandsons. He loved the Lord, attending Mount Jackson Baptist Church. Those left to cherish his memory, his loving and caring wife of 41 years, Janetta B. Pettrey; Children, Ashley Jennings and Matthew Pettrey, and wife, Mazy; Grandchildren, Owen & Ethan Jennings, Bear, Donzie and Liam  Pettrey; Brother and Sister-In-Law, Dana and Sandy Pettrey; special friends, Wayne Sigmon and Randy Weiss, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025, in the Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Jason Reed.  Burial will follow in Athens Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday from 10:00 AM until the service hour at the funeral home. Family and friends will be serving as pallbearers. The family requests those attending wear casual attire. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com . The Pettrey family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on Athens Road in Princeton.