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Obituary for George WashingtonPenney, Jr.
From: The ChattanoogaTimes
Wednesday, May 3,1967

Penney - George W., 93, of 3307 Lamar Ave., Red Bank, Tennessee diedin a Chattanooga hospital Monday afternoon after a lingering illness. Hewas the son of the late George W. and Polly Jane Martin Penney, pioneersettlers of North Hamilton County. He was a retired farmer and a memberof the Middle Valley Church of God and of Soddy Masonic Lodge No. 418F&AM. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nancy J. Penney, Red Bank; two sons,John L. Chattanooga; Mose Penney, Soddy; two daughters, Mrs. JamesMayberry, Red Bank; Mrs. Frances Clift, Red Bank; 12 grandchildren and 17great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday from the chapel of the funeralhome with the Reverends L. W. Ledbetter, A. C. Johnson, and Lloyd Brownofficiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton County Memorial ParkCemetery. Active pallbearers will be Robert Penney, Ralph Penney, HaroldPenney, Robert Cope, Bobby Clift and Larry Clift. Honorary pallbearerswill be Ralph Baxter, Ollie Porter, Frank Penney, Clarence Webb, LawrenceHunter, Herbert Clift and John Walker. Soddy Masonic Lodge No. 418 F&AMwill have charge of the services at the grave. The body will remain atthe funeral home. Arrangements by Williamson-Garrison, Highway 27, Daisy.

DEATH: Died in Erlanger Hospital

George married Nancy E. Jones on 16 Sep 1911 in Harrison County, Tennessee. Nancy was born on 28 Dec 1890 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 14 Jan 1968 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 16 Jan 1968 in Hamilton County Memorial Park Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for Nancy JonesPenney
From: Chattanooga Times(pg 11)
Monday, January 15,1968

Penney - Mrs. Nancy J., 77, 3307 Lamar Ave., Red Bank Tennessee, diedin a Chattanooga Hospital early Sunday morning. She was the daughter ofthe late, William R. and Sarah T. Underwood Jones, pioneer settlers ofnorth Hamilton County. She was the widow of George W. Penney who died inMay 1967. Mrs. Penney was a member of the Middle Valley Church of God.Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. James Maybery, Red Bank and Mrs.Frances Clift, Red Bank; two sons, John L. Penney, Chattanooga, and MosePenney, Soddy; five brothers, John Jones, Soddy, Frank and Sam C. Jones,Chattanooga, Charlie Jones, Hixson, the Reverend Lloyd Jones, Cleveland,Tennessee; five sisters, Mrs. Will Howard, Smyrna, Georgia, Mrs. S. O.Loftis, Hixson, and Mrs. Ethel Whitlock, Chattanooga, Mrs. Alfred Miller,Soddy, and Miss Mattie Jones, Chattanooga; 12 grandchildren; severalnieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of thefuneral home, conducted by the Reverends Jack Pharr, Lloyd Brown andArvin Johnson. Interment will follow in Hamilton County Memorial ParkCemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Bobby Clift, LarryClift, Bobby Cope, Ralph Penney, Robert Penney and Harold Penney.Honorary pallbearers well be Russell Penney, L. W. Hunter, Herbert (Buck)Clift, John Walker, Ralph Baxter, Reese (Butch) Clift, J. O. Porter, RoyBenton, Lloyd Beene, Dr. Preston McDow, Clarence Webb, S. O. Nelson,James Nelson, Floyd Dodd; Homer Walker, John Miller, and the Adult SundaySchool Class of the Middle Valley Church of God. The body will remaintat the funeral home. Arrangements by Williamson-Garrison Funeral Home,Daisy.

DEATH: Erlanger Hospital

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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]