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Liona Penrod

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Liona Penrod

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3 Apr 1959 (aged 87)
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Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Liona Penrod 1871-1959 A second set of twins was born to William and Polly Penrod on May 21, 1871, at Wallsburg, Utah, the ninth and tenth children. They were named Liona and Liola but were generally known by their friends as Own and Ole. They came to Arizona at the age of seven years and knew about the rigors of a harsh frontier. On February 6, 1901 Liona married Marcena Hansen at Pinetop in the dance hall, a gala wedding. She was the daughter of Hans Hansen, Sr. and sister to Eph's wife Jane. Her brother, Hans Hansen Jr. performed the ceremony. Liona and Marcena started life at the bottom, their house one log room and a small lumber room. But Marcena was clever and artistic and they fixed it up to look very cozy. The dresser was made of apple boxes, but camouflauged by curtains, and other things in comparison. This happy home in Pinetop was blessed with seven happy youngsters, but two small boys were taken in death. They lived here until 1916 when they sold their home and cattle and bought the Clara Wolford Hotel in Show Low which they ran. They also kept government teams, served meals to teamsters, hauling freight from Holbrook in Ft. Apache and had a little grocery store. In 1949 they moved to Mesa for health reasons. They celebrated their 50th anniversary February 6, 1951 in Mesa. Liona died April 3, 1959 at the age of eighty-seven. Marcena lived on in Mesa until the summer of 1978, having attained some ninety odd years of life. They were a devoted, hard working couple who left a numerous posterity to bless their name. Author: Delbert Adair Jr.
Liona Penrod 1871-1959 A second set of twins was born to William and Polly Penrod on May 21, 1871, at Wallsburg, Utah, the ninth and tenth children. They were named Liona and Liola but were generally known by their friends as Own and Ole. They came to Arizona at the age of seven years and knew about the rigors of a harsh frontier. On February 6, 1901 Liona married Marcena Hansen at Pinetop in the dance hall, a gala wedding. She was the daughter of Hans Hansen, Sr. and sister to Eph's wife Jane. Her brother, Hans Hansen Jr. performed the ceremony. Liona and Marcena started life at the bottom, their house one log room and a small lumber room. But Marcena was clever and artistic and they fixed it up to look very cozy. The dresser was made of apple boxes, but camouflauged by curtains, and other things in comparison. This happy home in Pinetop was blessed with seven happy youngsters, but two small boys were taken in death. They lived here until 1916 when they sold their home and cattle and bought the Clara Wolford Hotel in Show Low which they ran. They also kept government teams, served meals to teamsters, hauling freight from Holbrook in Ft. Apache and had a little grocery store. In 1949 they moved to Mesa for health reasons. They celebrated their 50th anniversary February 6, 1951 in Mesa. Liona died April 3, 1959 at the age of eighty-seven. Marcena lived on in Mesa until the summer of 1978, having attained some ninety odd years of life. They were a devoted, hard working couple who left a numerous posterity to bless their name. Author: Delbert Adair Jr.

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  • Created by: Tom Todd
  • Added: May 3, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26585808/liona-penrod: accessed ), memorial page for Liona Penrod (21 May 1871–3 Apr 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26585808, citing Show Low Cemetery, Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Tom Todd (contributor 46900975).