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Submitted: 9/14/15 • Approved: 9/14/15 • Last Updated: 9/17/15 • R1098235-G1098235-S3
December 20, 1940 - August 15, 2013
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Sunday, August 18, 2013
STRICKLER — JoAnn Pennington died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Strickler, Ark. She was 72 years old. The daughter of Robert Mack and Ollie Mae Dean, she was born Dec. 20, 1940.
She attended Claremore High School and was proud to be the Spelling Bee Champion.
Joann lived in Strickler for over 50 years. She loved the Lord, gardening, quilting, morel hunting, collecting ceramic chickens and cooking for her kids.
Her pride and joy were her grandchildren and her dog Rascal.
She was a longtime member of New Sulphur Free Will Baptist Church and currently attended Fall Creek Church.
Joann is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Dawn Pennington of Strickler, Ark., Punkin Pennington of Strickler, Ark., and Julie Pennington of West Fork, Ark.; sisters, Barbara McClure of Inola, Okla., and Della Jones of Muskogee, Okla.; brothers, Hershel Dean of Chelsea, Okla., and Junior Dean of Alluwe, Okla.; grandkids, Darrell Pennington Jr. of Fayetteville, Ark., Shannon Pennington of Tampa, Fla., Adeline Fox of Brownsville, Texas, and Carmen Bemrose of Fayetteville, Ark.; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Olen Pennington; parents, Robert and Ollie Dean; sister, Minnie David; brothers, Dossie Dean, Richard Dean, Russell Dean and Olen Dean.
The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6-7 p.m. at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, 2 p.m. at New Sulphur Free Will Baptist Church in Prairie Grove, burial will be in the Friendship Cemetery in Strickler, Ark.
Online guestbook, www.luginbuel.com.
Contributed on 9/14/15 by wfields55
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