Eugene Robert “Gene” Pennington, age 84, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. He was born in Lewistown, PA on February 13, 1925, to the late, John Robert Pennington & the late, Anna G. Pennington. Mr. Pennington worked as a machine operator for the Pepsi Cola Company in Lewistown, PA, for 35 years and then worked for the Coca-Cola Company for 12 years. He was a member of the East End Gang in Lewistown, PA.
Survivors include his sister & brother-in-law, Edna M. & L. D. Gable of Hiram, GA; brother & sister-in-law, Blaine S. & Lucienne Pennington of Enola, PA; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Pennington of Nahunta, GA and Rachael Pennington of Powder Springs, GA; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 11:00 am, from Clark Funeral Home Chapel, with Cheri White and Dan Gable officiating. Interment will follow in Paulding Memorial Gardens, with Danny Gable, Clint Robinson, Jason Seals, Jeremy Seals, Dylan Gable and Michael Daniels serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, GA, is in charge of arrangements. www.samclarkfuneralhome.com