Robert E. Penn, 76, of Coloma, died at 12:46 AM on September 22, 2019, in Union Hospital Terre Haute. He was born December 7, 1942, in Coloma to Arthur J. Penn and Betty M. Smith Penn.
He was a 1961 graduate of Montezuma High School. He was retired from R.L. Schutt in Indianapolis, where he had been a superintendent of bridges. He later worked for Ferguson Lumber Company and did construction on his own.
He was a member and Deacon at the Independent Baptist Church in Montezuma. He also held US patents on security doors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Richard Penn; one sister, Mary Price; sisters-in-law, Debbie Penn and Yvonne Penn; and brother-in-law, Mike Schutt.
He is survived by his wife Patsy S. Market Penn of Coloma, whom he married January 18, 1964, in Dana; one son, Brookelyn S. Penn of Coloma; two grandchildren, Ashley Jean Nicole Davis and Derek Brookelyn Shane Penn; three great-grandchildren, Zoey Chaney, Gracelyn Jo Davis, and Sophia Davis; brothers, Arthur “John” Penn Jr (Judy) of Montezuma, Donald J. Penn of Terre Haute, and David Penn and Jerri McKinney of Montezuma; three sisters, Kathryn (Danny) Price of Coloma, Clara Schutt of Avon, and Teresa Allen of Indianapolis; one sister-in-law, Pat Penn of Montezuma; and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Coloma Cemetery.
He was a 1961 graduate of Montezuma High School. He was retired from R.L. Schutt in Indianapolis, where he had been a superintendent of bridges. He later worked for Ferguson Lumber Company and did construction on his own.
He was a member and Deacon at the Independent Baptist Church in Montezuma. He also held US patents on security doors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Richard Penn; one sister, Mary Price; sisters-in-law, Debbie Penn and Yvonne Penn; and brother-in-law, Mike Schutt.
He is survived by his wife Patsy S. Market Penn of Coloma, whom he married January 18, 1964, in Dana; one son, Brookelyn S. Penn of Coloma; two grandchildren, Ashley Jean Nicole Davis and Derek Brookelyn Shane Penn; three great-grandchildren, Zoey Chaney, Gracelyn Jo Davis, and Sophia Davis; brothers, Arthur “John” Penn Jr (Judy) of Montezuma, Donald J. Penn of Terre Haute, and David Penn and Jerri McKinney of Montezuma; three sisters, Kathryn (Danny) Price of Coloma, Clara Schutt of Avon, and Teresa Allen of Indianapolis; one sister-in-law, Pat Penn of Montezuma; and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Coloma Cemetery.
Robert E. Penn, 76, of Coloma, died at 12:46 AM on September 22, 2019, in Union Hospital Terre Haute. He was born December 7, 1942, in Coloma to Arthur J. Penn and Betty M. Smith Penn.
He was a 1961 graduate of Montezuma High School. He was retired from R.L. Schutt in Indianapolis, where he had been a superintendent of bridges. He later worked for Ferguson Lumber Company and did construction on his own.
He was a member and Deacon at the Independent Baptist Church in Montezuma. He also held US patents on security doors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Richard Penn; one sister, Mary Price; sisters-in-law, Debbie Penn and Yvonne Penn; and brother-in-law, Mike Schutt.
He is survived by his wife Patsy S. Market Penn of Coloma, whom he married January 18, 1964, in Dana; one son, Brookelyn S. Penn of Coloma; two grandchildren, Ashley Jean Nicole Davis and Derek Brookelyn Shane Penn; three great-grandchildren, Zoey Chaney, Gracelyn Jo Davis, and Sophia Davis; brothers, Arthur “John” Penn Jr (Judy) of Montezuma, Donald J. Penn of Terre Haute, and David Penn and Jerri McKinney of Montezuma; three sisters, Kathryn (Danny) Price of Coloma, Clara Schutt of Avon, and Teresa Allen of Indianapolis; one sister-in-law, Pat Penn of Montezuma; and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Coloma Cemetery.
He was a 1961 graduate of Montezuma High School. He was retired from R.L. Schutt in Indianapolis, where he had been a superintendent of bridges. He later worked for Ferguson Lumber Company and did construction on his own.
He was a member and Deacon at the Independent Baptist Church in Montezuma. He also held US patents on security doors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Richard Penn; one sister, Mary Price; sisters-in-law, Debbie Penn and Yvonne Penn; and brother-in-law, Mike Schutt.
He is survived by his wife Patsy S. Market Penn of Coloma, whom he married January 18, 1964, in Dana; one son, Brookelyn S. Penn of Coloma; two grandchildren, Ashley Jean Nicole Davis and Derek Brookelyn Shane Penn; three great-grandchildren, Zoey Chaney, Gracelyn Jo Davis, and Sophia Davis; brothers, Arthur “John” Penn Jr (Judy) of Montezuma, Donald J. Penn of Terre Haute, and David Penn and Jerri McKinney of Montezuma; three sisters, Kathryn (Danny) Price of Coloma, Clara Schutt of Avon, and Teresa Allen of Indianapolis; one sister-in-law, Pat Penn of Montezuma; and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Coloma Cemetery.
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