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Emalene Pennington

Emalene Mitchell Pennington, 98, of Rogers went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2013. She was born Sept. 27, 1914, in Fitzhugh, Ark., to David and Ethel Mitchell. On May 4, 1939, Emalene married J.D. Pennington and they enjoyed 50 years of marriage together. She retired from IGA grocery store in Rogers in 1976. Emalene was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. in 1984; and a daughter, Linda Prather in 2006. Emalene is survived by a daughter, Janice Umbaugh of Rogers, Ark.; a son, Tom Pennington and wife, Sue, of Springdale, Ark.; a sister-in-law, Opal Rains of Rogers, Ark.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013, at Immanuel Baptist Church, 506 W. Poplar, Rogers, AR 72756, with Pastor Thomas Hatley officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Words of comfort may be expressed or memories shared at stockdalefuneral.com.

Published May 21, 2013

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