Joy Pennebaker

Born September 5, 1922 in Charleston, MO. Passed September 11, 2009 from lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley L. Pennebaker and two sons, Brad and Gary Pennebaker. He is survived by his three daughters, Sandra (Peter) Chapman of Florida, Diana (Tim) Simmons of Worden, Illinois, and Joy (David) of Townsend , Missouri; dear grand children, Kristin (Joe) Wallace and Nicholas Simmons of Illinois; Amanda Krowech and Mark Chapman of Florida; Greg Pennebaker and Christopher Townsend of Missouri; and two great grandsons in Florida.

Joy was a self-employed roofer and served in WWII, earning 4 medals while in the Army. Dad was always known as “Penny the Roofer”.

9 Comments

  1. Lena David Emily Matthew on September 16, 2009 at 9:36 am

    Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with your family in this sad hour .



  2. Joe and Kristin Wallace on September 16, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Grandpa, you know I was your biggest fan, that I would do anything at all that you asked of me.. God I miss you soo much that I dont know where to begin. Just promise you will watch over me because you will always be here with me… I love you so much and Joe loved you too and just remember it was never his middle finger he broke=) I love you grandpa….



  3. Carla Reid on September 16, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    We all know he is in a better place and out of any pain he was in. He’s now starting a new life and all his loved ones will join him one day. I know I didn’t know him well but he was always sweet. Maybe a little flirty but I could handle that. lol
    I understood his life more through his granddaughter Kristin. She always had a funny story to tell about Grandpa. Sometimes she would walk in my house with a smile, look at me and say, My grandpa is just crazy. She had the most precious look of love.
    Blessings to all of you and my condolences for your loss.



  4. Melissa, B.J. and Hunter Erb on September 16, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    Our deepest sympathy to your family. I can rember comming in the house and grandpa sitting on the couch watching T.V. Ge would always ask me how I was doing. Kristen and j would sit and talk to him and he would want to know all the crazy things we had done the night before. When we would tell him he would just shake hid head and laugh. He was a great man and will be missed very much.



  5. (James, Hildegard, Danielle, JR) Reid on September 17, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Wishing we could be there to share story’s and laugh about the good times, but since we are not, we send our love and prayers to help those he has left behind. May the lord be with you guys and may you be comforted by the thought that your loved one is with the lord now.



  6. maureen hammon on September 17, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    DI,AND FAMILY, GRANDPA,WAS A GGREAT MAN,HE,WAS EVERYBODYS,GRANDPA MAN,NOT JUST KAYLEE,AND BREE’S.AND I, WILL NEVER FORGET ALL THE WILD HAIRS HE WOULD GET ABOUT BUYING SOMETHING LIKE A AWSOME TRACTOR HE SEEN,BUT THE FUNNIEST WILL ALWAYS BE THE SCHOOL BUS,HE THOUGHT WAS THE BEST
    DEAL EVER. NOT ONLY WAS IT THE BEST DEAL IT WAS THE MOST HALARIOUS! GRANDPA,YOU MADE US LAUGH,AND WE WILL MISS YOU DEARLY!



  7. Kaylee Dailey on September 18, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Grandpa Man..I am glad I got to see you and sitting auntie di’s back yard.. Mommy and I loved you very much.. I love you grandpaman!!

    Kaylee Dailey



  8. Kelly on September 19, 2009 at 9:12 am

    …What a wonderful man! Those eyes of his just lit up the room! So glad I got to know him and the entire family! Let me know if there is anything else I can do…



  9. gregory wade. pennebaker on January 27, 2010 at 12:00 am

    joy pennebaker

    my grandpa was a real man when i was born everybody in the family hated me but my grandpa saw me he said were keeping him and every since he’d show me how to do thing’s in life you god doesn’t take a man life and what my grandpa lived for is to be a good dad and great grandfather so i love him for saying to my mom keep him around and it hurt getting that phone call from my aint
    leting me know that the i look like died so i know all eyes are me now and i well make the pennebaker name good
    i love you babbey rest easy and sleep good



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