Obituary of Archie Edward Pennell
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Mr. Archie Edward Pennell, age 86, of Ed Williams Road, Zionville, died Friday, July 6, 2012.
Born October 26, 1925, he was saved at a young age and he is now home with the Lord. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and brother. He was preceded in death by his father and mother Edward and Emma Pennell, two brothers Earnest and Dean Pennell and two grandsons, Jamie Pennell and Mark Pennell.
He is survived by Irene Pennell; his wife of more than 60 years; two sons, A. J. Pennell and Jerry Pennell and wife Jane of Zionville, grandson Jerry Lee Pennell, Jr. and wife Mandy and two great-grandsons Mark & Matthew Pennell all of Zionville and by two sisters Della Lawrence of Lenoir and Margie Isaacs of Zionville. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was known for his kindness, gentle spirit and his generosity. He will be greatly missed but we take comfort in knowing that we will see our precious �paw� again one day, in Heaven.
Funeral services for Archie Edward Pennell will be conducted Monday, July 9th at 1:00 PM at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Officiatng will be Brother Jerry Lee Pennell, Rev. Derek Wilson and Rev. Dan Little. The family will receive friends Sunday, July 8th from 6:00 until 8:00 o�clock p.m. at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.
The family respectfully requests no food and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to High Country Healthcare Systems/Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, NC 28607 or to the Watauga County Project on Aging (Meals on Wheels), 132 Poplar Grove Connector, Suite A, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Pennell family.