Maxine "Penny" Easley, 97, of Rogers, Ark., passed away Dec. 17, 2019, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Ark. Penny was born Aug. 19, 1922 in Key, Ark. to Ottis Cleora and Mary Ellen Mahaney Key.
Key, Ark. was named for Penny's family who settled there in 1832. She grew up in the log cabin they built at that time. She was the last surviving sibling and cousin in her family. Key, Ark. is now under the waters of Beaver Lake, which was established in the 1960s.
Penny married Clare Easley on Aug. 9, 1943 and they became the parents of three daughters. She was a stay-at-home mother except during WWII ; she worked as a "Rosie the Riveter"at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan. while her husband went to war. Penny was very involved with the Girl Scouts when her youngest girl was in school.
Penny was preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 1989, sisters Roberta Bowen and Helen Threet, and granddaughter Jennifer Waudby Ferguson [FAG #197658476]. Penny is survived by her daughters and their families: Jo and John Waudby of Bentonville, Ark., Sue and David Schwendemann of Bella Vista, Ark., and Judy and Johnny Harris of Carthage, Mo., five grands, 14 greats, and three great-greats.
Penny's wish was to have no visitation or funeral; there will be a graveside service in Bland Cemetery on Moberly Lane in Bentonville, Ark. on Sat., Dec. 21, 2019 at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate. Online condolences may be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home, 1401 West Hudson Road, Rogers, Ark. Tel. 479-631-6617.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Thurs., Dec. 19, 2019.
Key, Ark. was named for Penny's family who settled there in 1832. She grew up in the log cabin they built at that time. She was the last surviving sibling and cousin in her family. Key, Ark. is now under the waters of Beaver Lake, which was established in the 1960s.
Penny married Clare Easley on Aug. 9, 1943 and they became the parents of three daughters. She was a stay-at-home mother except during WWII ; she worked as a "Rosie the Riveter"at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan. while her husband went to war. Penny was very involved with the Girl Scouts when her youngest girl was in school.
Penny was preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 1989, sisters Roberta Bowen and Helen Threet, and granddaughter Jennifer Waudby Ferguson [FAG #197658476]. Penny is survived by her daughters and their families: Jo and John Waudby of Bentonville, Ark., Sue and David Schwendemann of Bella Vista, Ark., and Judy and Johnny Harris of Carthage, Mo., five grands, 14 greats, and three great-greats.
Penny's wish was to have no visitation or funeral; there will be a graveside service in Bland Cemetery on Moberly Lane in Bentonville, Ark. on Sat., Dec. 21, 2019 at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate. Online condolences may be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home, 1401 West Hudson Road, Rogers, Ark. Tel. 479-631-6617.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Thurs., Dec. 19, 2019.
Maxine "Penny" Easley, 97, of Rogers, Ark., passed away Dec. 17, 2019, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Ark. Penny was born Aug. 19, 1922 in Key, Ark. to Ottis Cleora and Mary Ellen Mahaney Key.
Key, Ark. was named for Penny's family who settled there in 1832. She grew up in the log cabin they built at that time. She was the last surviving sibling and cousin in her family. Key, Ark. is now under the waters of Beaver Lake, which was established in the 1960s.
Penny married Clare Easley on Aug. 9, 1943 and they became the parents of three daughters. She was a stay-at-home mother except during WWII ; she worked as a "Rosie the Riveter"at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan. while her husband went to war. Penny was very involved with the Girl Scouts when her youngest girl was in school.
Penny was preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 1989, sisters Roberta Bowen and Helen Threet, and granddaughter Jennifer Waudby Ferguson [FAG #197658476]. Penny is survived by her daughters and their families: Jo and John Waudby of Bentonville, Ark., Sue and David Schwendemann of Bella Vista, Ark., and Judy and Johnny Harris of Carthage, Mo., five grands, 14 greats, and three great-greats.
Penny's wish was to have no visitation or funeral; there will be a graveside service in Bland Cemetery on Moberly Lane in Bentonville, Ark. on Sat., Dec. 21, 2019 at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate. Online condolences may be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home, 1401 West Hudson Road, Rogers, Ark. Tel. 479-631-6617.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Thurs., Dec. 19, 2019.
Key, Ark. was named for Penny's family who settled there in 1832. She grew up in the log cabin they built at that time. She was the last surviving sibling and cousin in her family. Key, Ark. is now under the waters of Beaver Lake, which was established in the 1960s.
Penny married Clare Easley on Aug. 9, 1943 and they became the parents of three daughters. She was a stay-at-home mother except during WWII ; she worked as a "Rosie the Riveter"at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan. while her husband went to war. Penny was very involved with the Girl Scouts when her youngest girl was in school.
Penny was preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 1989, sisters Roberta Bowen and Helen Threet, and granddaughter Jennifer Waudby Ferguson [FAG #197658476]. Penny is survived by her daughters and their families: Jo and John Waudby of Bentonville, Ark., Sue and David Schwendemann of Bella Vista, Ark., and Judy and Johnny Harris of Carthage, Mo., five grands, 14 greats, and three great-greats.
Penny's wish was to have no visitation or funeral; there will be a graveside service in Bland Cemetery on Moberly Lane in Bentonville, Ark. on Sat., Dec. 21, 2019 at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate. Online condolences may be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home, 1401 West Hudson Road, Rogers, Ark. Tel. 479-631-6617.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Thurs., Dec. 19, 2019.
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