Gene, I am saddened to hear of the death of your mother. So many of us have lost parents in recent years. I noticed that she was born in Benson. I, too, was born in AZ, but in Bisbee. I remember hearing about Benson, "just around the corner". I had a great uncle, John Gerdes, who worked in the Murphy Stables (I think in Benson). It is a small world. Esther Kooiman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Pennington" <genepenn1@comcast.net> To: "MCGS Mail List" <maringensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:51 PM Subject: [MarinGenSoc] Obituary: Ida Lee (Lancaster) Pennington > Ida Lee Pennington passed away on May 29, 2009 with her loving husband of > 66 > years and her daughter at her side. Born Ida Lee Lancaster on November 4, > 1925, in Benson, Arizona, Ida spent her childhood in Arizona and Arkansas. > Ida met Omer in 1938 when she was 12 and he was 16. They bonded right > away > and 4 years later they became Mr. and Mrs. Pennington. Ida and Omer were > married in 1942 in Barber, Arkansas. Ida was a loving and caring wife, > mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Ida was loved by all and she > was > always giving of herself to others in need. Being a military wife, Ida > followed her husband to Panama, Puerto Rico and Turkey and several > locations > in the United States. Ida moved to California in 1960 and lived at > Hamilton > Air Force Base until 1965. Ida and Omer eventually settling in Vacaville > in > 1996. In addition to being a wonderful, inspirational wife, mother, > grandmother and great grandmother, Ida was a bank teller, a waitress, a > civil service shipping clerk, a cosmetologist, a secretary and a > librarian. > Ida attended school in Booneville, Arkansas, Hamilton A.F.B. and > Tehachapi, > California and graduated from Marinellos Beauty College, San Rafael, > California and received her secretarial certificate from Antelope Valley > Jr. > College in Antelope Valley, California. > > She is survived by her beloved husband Omer C. Pennington, her loving > children, Gene (wife Judy), Pat (husband Rich) and Don and grandchildren, > Gene Pennington, Jr., Chris Pennington, Todd Pennington, Deborah (Nelson) > Messer, Diana Kenoyer Nelson, Becky Pennington, Jessie (Pennington) > Nieminen > and Anjy Pennington, Dawn Osborne, Stacy Juarez, and 20 great > grandchildren. > > Ida is survived by her sisters Camille (Lancaster) Greeson, Ethel > (Lancaster) Valler, Alice (Lancaster) Brady, Dorothy (Lancaster) Bullard > and > Fran (Williamson) Snipes and many nephews and nieces. > > Ida spent her retirement years traveling with Omer all across the United > States in their RV. During their travels, they spent many wonderful hours > visiting with family and friends. Ida was an avid gemologist and > genealogy > researcher and enjoyed crafts, sewing, quilting, cooking and loved to > crochet. > > Ida was a valued member of the Orchard Baptist Church and the Leisure > Gardens Bible Study Group in Vacaville, California. Ida was a long time > Pennington Research Association Member and served as a hostess for the PRA > 2003 Reunion/Meeting held in San Rafael, California. > > In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to North Bay Hospice (707) > 646-3595 or Orchard Avenue Baptist Church (707) 448-5848 in Ida's name. > > Memorial service was held Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 11:00 am at Orchard > Avenue Baptist Church, 301 N. Orchard Avenue, Vacaville, CA, 95688. A > reception followed at the Church. > > > Gene Pennington > MCGS Webmaster, CIG & TMG User Group > http://www.maringensoc.org > MCGS Blog: http://maringensoc.blogspot.com/ > > > > ______________________________________ > > A big "THANK YOU" to all of you that give so generously of your time > volunteering for the Society. > --------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://www.maringensoc.org > > Read the meeting notices: > <http://www.maringensoc.org/News/newsletters.htm> > > Read the Society's blog run by Gene Pennington: > http://maringensoc.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINGENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message