The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-13
MYERS

home Wednesday morning, August
9th, at / 20 A. NJ, after lingering
illness of more than six months, an
account of which we have mentioned
in our letters to the Sun a number
of times. Mr.. Pennington was seized
with influenza last fall, while on the
road as travelling salesman for the
Knoxville Tinware company. Return
ing home at the time, he was confined
to his room for some weeks, after
which he realized that his health was
anything but good, and made trip
to New Mexico, where he spent about
three months in one of the best SAM
tariums in the country and where the
best specialists were his attending
physicians. With no improvement in
his condition, he returned home, with
the hope that he might regain his
health. A number of physicians at
tended hi INTO no avail. The end
came peacefully at the above stated
time. Some weeks before he realized
that he must die, he assured all that
he was perfectly resigned. When we
say that Roy was a noble citizen,
true Christian and an excellent mo-
del of an alb olutely desirable citi-
zen, we believe we speak the senti
ment of all who knew him. He was
a member of the M. E. Church, South,
and was ever loyal to his church. In
the erection of the Union church here
he was one OF the leading factors,
giving of his time and money and al
ways ready and willing to help in all
public enterprises. He was trustee
of the Union church here since its
erection. For a number of years
he was teacher of the First Male
Glass of the RAIDERS Union Sunday
school, and made most efficient
teacher. He was a member of Mid
way Lodge, F & A. NJ, having held
some of the high Offices of that Or
der. He was also a member of Lit
tie Chuckey Council, No. 294, Jr. 0.
U. A. NJ, of this place, and was
very Jealous and patriotic member.
For several years his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Craig Pennington, of Mo-
hawk; his sister, Mrs. Judge Keen,
of Big Stone Gap, Va, and Mrs. Jas,
Keen, of Dryden, Va, as well as
others, had been constantly at his
bedside. His brothers, DR.. Penning
ton, of Mohawk; Charley, of Knox
Vile, and Robert, of Wheat, were
frequently at his home; also his sis
ter, Mrs. John Hawkins, of near Mo-
hawk, all of whom were present at
his funeral with the exception of
Robert. Besides those mentioned
above, he leaves to mourn his depart
ure, his wife and a legion of other
relatives and friends. The funeral
was conducted from the home Thurs
day morning and concluded at Mt |
Pleasant by Presiding lder Rev. Per-
ry, of MorristoWn, assisted by Revs,
Harrison, Mcconnell, Dean and Reed.
Burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery con-
Quoted by the Masonic Order and the
Junior Order. The funeral process
sion passed through the open ranks
of those two fraternal orders, We
could 60 on and portray truthfully
the many sterling qualities of Brother
Pennington's life, but we shall not
take more of your time or space other
than to say that we all will do well,
yea, very well, to emulate the life he
set before us. The heartfelt sympa
thy of this entire community goes out
to the sorely bereaved ones. Mr..
Pennington died of a complication of
diseases, physicians disagreeing to
some extent as to his chief disease.
He was 80 years of age.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. B. j.
Baughard, Of Inman, Va, was buried
at Cedar Hill, near Greeneville, Sun
day. Sympathy extended
Mr.. |. C. Cochran left last Wednes-
day for New Mexico, where he hopes
to regain his health,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Baughard spent
a few days last week at lnman, Va.
with their son, B. j., and family.
We were delighted Sunday to have
as our guests Uncle Robert and Aunt
Rebecca Wright, Mr.. and Mrs G.
w. Right and children, of your city,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Pruitt and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Bible
and children, all of whom were and
are our neighbors and friends. We
are always glad to have them in our
home and to do all we can to make
their visit pleasant one. Come
again, and let US rejoice together.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lynch and son,
Roy, of Knoxville, spent a few days
here last week with relatives. They
were on their way home from Wash .