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Obituary for Thomas (Ed) Penney
July 7, 1949

Thomas (Ed) Penney, 42, died at his residence in Soddy, Tennesseeyesterday morning. He was a member of the Soddy Methodist Church, acharter member of the Soddy Lions Club, a member of the Masonic LodgeF&AM, No. 418, and was also a past patron of Mayflower Chapter No. 141,Order of Eastern Star.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Maude Penney; one stepson Thomas W.Reese, Jr. (Joe Penney); mother Mrs. Fronia Penney James; stepfather CassJames; three brothers Jesse and Wilburn of Soddy and James Penney ofMarion, Virginia; two sisters, Mrs. Horace Abernathy of Soddy and Mrs.Gordon Slatton of Greenville, South Carolina; two half-brothers, FaithPenney of Soddy and Will Penney of Daisy, Tennessee; two half-sisters,Mrs. Julia Worley and Mrs. Addie Painter of Soddy; also several niecesand nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at theSoddy Methodist Church, with the Reverends Taft Andrews, E. G. Trentham,and Marshall Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in thePresbyterian Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Max Fox, L. K. Snyder,Hershell Wesse, Ethel Varner, Russell Penney and Hobart Grant. Honorarypallbearers will be members of the Lions Club of Soddy. The Masons willbe in charge of the grave services. The body will be at the residenceafter 11 a.m. this morning. Arrangements are by the R. J. CoulterFuneral Home of Soddy.

Thomas married Maude Pickett on 18 Oct 1930 in Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee. Maude was born on 22 May 1907 in Marion County, Tennessee; died on 16 Apr 1994 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for Thomas Mathias Penney
From: The Chattanooga Times(pg 3)
Saturday, March 14, 1925

Thomas Penney, aged 74, died at his home here after an illness of a fewdays. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock inthe Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by the Reverend Carl Nichols,pastor of Soddy Church, and the Reverend J. L. Chaney of Chattanooga.Interment took place in the family burying ground near Soddy. He issurvived by his widow and eleven children and several brothers andsisters.

Thomas married Sophronia G. Kearns on 29 Jan 1903. Sophronia was born on 25 Sep 1885 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 28 Sep 1972 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 30 Sep 1972 in East Soddy Community Church Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for Sophronia (Kearns, Penney) James

Mrs. Sophronia Penney James 89, Soddy Tennessee, died Thursday at theresidence. She was a member of Soddy First Baptist Church. Survivingare three sons, Jess E. Penney, Soddy; James R. Penney, Chesterfield,South Carolina; Wilburn Penney, St. Petersburg, Florida; one daughter,Mrs. Blanche Abernathy, Soddy, with whom she resided; 10 grandchildren;several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:30 Saturdayfrom the Soddy First Baptist Church, conducted by the Reverend J. C.Noland and the Reverend J. v. Angel. Interment will follow in the EastSoddy Church of God Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. Thebody will remain at the funeral home. Arrangements by Williamson andSon, Highway, 27, Soddy-Daisy.

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George W. Penney enlisted in the Union Army 2/25/1862 at HamiltonCounty, TN in Company C 5th Infantry Regiment, Tennessee VolunteersDischarged at Nashville, TN 4/14/1865, as a corporal

He is buried on the Thomas M. Penney & Malinda Gann home place onHixon Pike and Igou Ferry Road, Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Eightmore souls of this family are buried here.

George married Polina Jane Martin on 18 Aug 1850 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Polina was born on 20 Dec 1830 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 20 Jan 1922 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 21 Jan 1922 in Penney Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for PolinaJane Martin Penney
From: TheChattanooga Times (pg-3)
Sunday,January 22, 1922

Soddy, Tennessee, January 21 - Funeral services over the body of Mrs.Pliney Jane Penney, who died at the advanced age of 91 years Fridaymorning, were held this morning on the lawn of the old home place, aboutseven miles from Soddy. Interment took place in the family cemetery.The services were conducted by the Reverend J. M. Hampton, Methodistminister. The deceased is survived by five sons, Sam, Thomas, John,George, and Joseph, and three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Mysinger, at whosehome the deceased died, and Mrs. Robert Roberts, both of Soddy, and Mrs.H. Carden of Daisy, Tennessee. Several grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren survive.

DEATH: died at the home of Isabell & William Mysinger

Thomas married Malinda Lindsey Gann. Malinda (daughter of William T. Gann and Mary) was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 31 Dec 1868 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]