Individual Details

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.

Birth	15 Sep 1928	Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois
Marriage	25 Nov 1947	Robert Kenneth Pennington Jr.
Death	30 Jan 2007	Beardstown, Cass Co., Illinois
Burial		Cremated, Industry Cemetery, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois
Race		White

Spouse	Robert Kenneth Pennington Jr. (1926 - 1981)
Child	Linda Sue Pennington (1948 - )
Child	Robert Kenneth Pennington III (1951 - 2011)
Child	Connie Jean Pennington (1953 - )
Child	Barry Keith Pennington (1958 - )
Child	Carole Ann Pennington (1959 - )
Child	Kirkpatrick Pennington ( - )