Glover Franklin Pennington Sr. (1891 - 1968)

Born 27 Jun 1891 in Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nannie Lee (Pariss) Pennington — married 1912 in Bear Creek, AL

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1968 at age 76 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA

Glover Pennington Sr. is one of twins.

Biography

He was born a twin on 27 June 1891 in Mississippi, USA and their parents were (Mary) Alice (Casswell, 1860–1939) and John Thomas Pennington (1859–1934).

Glover Franklin Pennington first married about 1912 at Bear Creek, Alabama, USA to Nannie Lee Pariss or Parrish (1893–1930).

He was a street car motorman for Alabama Power Company from 1918 until 1933, when streetcars were discontinued.

Glover Franklin Pennington first married about secondly about 1932 to Mary Alma Simpson (1905–1994)

He became a barber in Sheffield, Colbert County, Alabama, USA.

Glover Franklin Pennington married thirdly about 1946 to Myrtle Kimbrough Sparks (1900–1965)

Due to ill health, he retired in 1951.

He died on 16 June 1968 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA and was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Franklin County, Alabama, USA. ^[1]

Obituary

Pennington Rites - Glover F. Pennington, Sr., 64, of 708 Atlanta Ave., Sheffield, died at 9am today at Columbia, TN, after a five-year illness.

Mr. Pennington, a retired barber, was a street car motorman for Alabama Power Co. from 1918 until 1933, when streetcars were discontinued. He then became a barber in Sheffield, retiring in 1951 due to ill health.

He was a member of Barbers Local #882, Sheffield and of the First Baptist Church, Tuscumbia. Funeral services will be at 2pm Monday at Brown Service Chapel, Tuscumbia with Rev. Wendall Klein, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Tuscumbia officiating. Burial will be in Bethal Cemetery, Phil Campbell. Surviving are ...

- four daughters,

Mrs. A.Y. Sibley and

Florence Sasser of Sheffield

Mrs. Hildreth A. Johnson of Rt#3 Tuscumbia and

Mrs. Bill King of Louisville, KY;

- two sons

G. F. Pennington Jr., of Rt#1, Sheffield and

A. O. Pennington of Cleveland, OH;

- four brothers,

his twin, Grover B. Pennington of Dadeville, AL

Will Pennington of Selma, AL

Loomis Pennington of Summertown, TN and

Homer Pennington of Sheffield;

- two sisters,

Mrs. Lena Haralson of Dadeville, and

Mrs. Ida Bailey of Sardis, MS;

- seven grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

The body will be at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Florence Sasser, 1107 Columbia Ave., Sheffield, from 10am today until time for the services Monday. Active bearers will be Robert E. Clement, Melvin Gann, DW Fondren, Lloyd Sheffield, Otis McRight, T. H. Martin, J. M. Thomas, T. J. Martin and J. C. Sanderson. Honorary bearers will be Homer Russell, D. P. Brackin, L. A. Sisk, W. D. Whitehurst, Frank Mills, Bert Erwin, F. V. Hathcock, Dr. J. W. Caden and Bob Hammock. Brown Services of Tuscumbia in charge of arrangements. ^[2]

Siblings

1. (John) William "Will" Pennington 1883–1962; res: Selma, AL
2. Lena (Pennington) Harrelson=Haralson 1885–1962; res:
3. Chestley Arthur Pennington 1887–1951
4. Ila=Ida Lou (Pennington) Bailey 1889–1977; res: Sardis, MS
5. Grover Benjamin Pennington (twin) 1891–1960; m: Pearl Bam Williams
6. Glover Franklin Pennington, Sr. (twin) 1891-1968; m: Nannie Lee Pariss=Parrish
7. Loomis A. Pennington 1893–1965; res: Summertown, TN
8. Homer Roy Pennington 1898–1958; res: Sheffield, AL
9. Lois B. (Pennington) Turner 1900–1930.

Children

1. Inez "Valerie" Pennington 1914–1982; m1: A. Y. Sibley 1906–1968; m2: Roy James Price 1910–1999
2. (Alice) Lurene Pennington 1918–2001; m: Hildreth Johnson
3. Florence Pennington 1920–2010; m1: 1941 Fred Milas Hampton 1917–1942; m2: 1944 Bradley Brewer Sasser 1916–1951; m3: 1959 James Albert Mitchell 1919–1994
4. Glover "Junior" Franklin Pennington, Jr. 1923–1968
5. Alvin Otto Pennington 1926–1968
6. Nannie "Nan" Lee Pennington 1930–2007; m: Bill King
7. Dorothy Marilene (Pennington) Conley 1933–2019.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36780875 for Glover Franklin Pennington, Sr., b: 27 Jun 1891 Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA; d: 16 Jun 1956 Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA; buried: Bethel Cemetery, Franklin County, Alabama, USA; with personal & gravestone photos
2. ↑ Obituary published on 17 Jun 1956 in "Tri Cities Daily" newspaper of Sheffield, Alabama for Glover F. Pennington, Sr.