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Marjorie Leah Bowman

(15 Sep 1928 - 30 Jan 2007)

The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, Sunday, February 4, 2007: Beardstown---Marjorie "Marge" L. Pennington, 78, of Beardstown and Springfield died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at her home in Beardstown after a long illness. She was born Sept. 15, 1928, in Galesburg, the daughter of Paul and Sybil Hull Bowman. She married Robert Kenneth Pennington II in 1947; he died in 1981. Mrs. Pennington graduated from Galesburg High School and attended Brown's Business College. She worked for Teachers' Retirement System and was a tax analyst for the state of Illinois. She was a member of Douglas Avenue Methodist Church and Merry Widows Friday Night Club. Survivors: three daughters, Linda Fritz of Sherman Oaks, Calif., Connie (husband, Mark) Kniery of Chatham and Carol Pennington Ehlers of Santa Clarita, Calif.; three sons, Robert Kenneth "Ken" (wife, Sharon) Pennington III of Springfield, Barry Keith of Shawnee, Kan., and Kirkpatrick (wife, Pattiey) Pennington of Beardstown; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Edward Bowman of Beloit, Kan.; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Cremation will be accorded by Moran & Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur. Memorial services: at a later date, with burial of ashes in Industry Cemetery.

Events

Birth15 Sep 1928Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois
Marriage25 Nov 1947Robert Kenneth Pennington Jr.
Death30 Jan 2007Beardstown, Cass Co., Illinois
BurialCremated, Industry Cemetery, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois
RaceWhite

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