EDWARD HOOKER PENNINGTON, SR

Obituary Edward Hooker Pennington Sr. was born on March 22, 1927 to Lawrence Pennington and Ida Belle Hooker Pennington, in Lebanon, Missouri. He departed this life on April 5, 2020 at the age of 93 in Kansas City, Missouri. Ed attended Lebanon Schools and after graduating he attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City. He completed one semester and was drafted into the United States Army on February 2, 1946. After basic training in California, Ed was shipped to Hawaii where he completed his US Army obligation and was Honorably Discharged January 12, 1949. After returning home from the Army, Ed moved to Kansas City to make a home. He talked about how he worked as a part time delivery driver for a large pharmacy on the Plaza. Ed always had a part time job. It was during his search for employment at Fagen Employment Agency where he met the love of his life M. Evonne Pennington. Ed and Evonne were married on May 5, 1955. To this union, two children were born, Edward Jr. and Lisa. Ed was employed at Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 1955, where he spent a 40 year career. He retired in 1995. The whole family benefited from Ed’s TWA employment. They could fly practically free anywhere. Ed’s wife, Evonne was a teacher for the Kansas City School District and loved to take summer trips with the children. Ed loved the summertime also! He could get a break from the wife and kids when they went on their summer trips. Ed had a sweet spirit. He was very quiet and reserved. Family and friends often brought out the talk in him. During family reunions and gatherings, Ed would get excited and talk. It often surprised people, because they would say they did not know he could talk so much! Ed was an avid reader and has a huge library of books. He would often give his children (when younger) book assignments to read and quiz them on what they had read. He passed that on to his grandchildren. Ed was a Christian and loved to watch Christian programs everyday with his care giver Mrs. Debra Woods. He also loved to assign and quiz his son Edward on the scriptures. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, siblings: (Louella Pennington, Lawrence Pennington, Suzanne Pennington, Charles (Toots) Pennington, Lincoln Pennington, Francis Pennington, and Duone (Pennington) Coffey), his grandson Edward H. Pennington III, and his wife of 61 years, Evonne. Mr. Edward H Pennington Sr. will be deeply missed and leaves to cherish his legacy and life: his son, Edward H. Pennington Jr., and daughter, Lisa S. Kearney (Josh); grandchildren, David Pennington, Sherl Bray, and Josh Kearney III; great grandchildren; a sister Jean Howard (Willie) of St Louis, MO, a brother, Leo (Buck) Pennington (Nancy Scott) of Lebanon, MO, his care giver, Debra Woods, Special Family friends: Lois Gibson (Trolius), Gail Gibson, Antoinette Clarke, Joseph Norvall Wilson, and Rodney West, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, neighbors, and church members. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of EDWARD HOOKER PENNINGTON, SR, please visit our floral store. Read More

EDWARD HOOKER PENNINGTON, SR

March 22, 2020 - April 5, 2020