Lutisha Pettway (1925–2001) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Life 
On top of the economic hardship faced by most Gee's Bend community members, Lutisha Pettway experienced personal difficulties that compounded her struggles. Her mother died when she was very young and her father was left to take care of her and her siblings. He remarried a woman whom was not interested in tending to his children, so most of the domestic responsibilities fell on Lutisha. Pettway never married. She farmed alongside her father until members of the Rentz Realty & Investments agency seized her father's land. After that, Lutisha moved to Mobile, Alabama where she worked as a domestic attendant for white families. This substantial increase in pay allowed here to send money to her father in Gee's Bend to counter child care costs for her nine children, including her son with Down Syndrome. She worked in Mobile for six and a half years, and she returned to Gee's Bend when her father fell ill. After he died, he left his land to Lutisha's brother Yancy.
Lionel Pettway (1925–2001) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. His work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Life --
On top of the economic hardship faced by most Gee's Bend community members, Lionel Pettway experienced personal difficulties that compounded his struggles. His mother died when he was very young and his father was left to take care of him and his siblings. His father remarried a woman who was not interested in tending to his children, so most of the domestic responsibilities fell on Lionel. Pettway never married. He farmed alongside his father until members of the Rentz Realty & Investments agency seized his father's land. After that, Lionel moved to Mobile, Alabama where he worked as a domestic attendant for white families. This substantial increase in pay allowed him to send money to his father in Gee's Bend to counter child care costs for Lionel's nine children, including his son with Down Syndrome. He worked in Mobile for six and a half years, and he returned to Gee's Bend when his father fell ill. After his father died, he left his land to Lionel's brother Yancy.