Background
Petrea, Raymond Allen was born on August 10, 1930 in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luke Parker and Ruth Raymell (Palmer) Petrea.
Petrea, Raymond Allen was born on August 10, 1930 in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luke Parker and Ruth Raymell (Palmer) Petrea.
Bachelor, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1952; Master of Divinity, Lutheran Southern Seminary, 1955.
Parish pastor, Lutheran Churches in Georgia and North Carolina, 1955-1966; director of public relations, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, 1966-1974; director of public relations, High Point College, 1974-1981; parish pastor, Christ Lutheran Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1981-1984; director of development, Lutheran Superior vena cava syndrome for the Aging, Salisbury, North Carolina, since 1984. Lecturer in liturgics Lutheran Synods in North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama and Florida, 1959-1966. Seminary leader publications bureau of Business & Technology, New York City, 1978-1982.
Leader in civil rights, Warner Robbins, Georgia. Pastor Lutheran Church in the South. Member Association Lutheran Development Executives.
Married Beatrice Lea Coble, August 13, 1954. Children: Sylvia, Arleen, Louisa.