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Sammy Lee "Sam" Penington 1928-2004
 Services
for Sammy Lee "Sam" Penington, 76, of Crescent, Oklahoma were held 10:00
am Thursday, June 17, 2004, in the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guthrie
Oklahoma under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Home in Crescent.
A Rosary Service
was held at 7:00 PM Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in the Abernathy Funeral
Chapel in Crescent. Father Bash presided over the services. Mr. Penington
was buried in the Fairmount Cemetery in Hollis, Oklahoma.
He was born
January 29, 1928, in Gould, Oklahoma to Sam Penington and Eva Jayne
(Clary) Penington. He died June 13, 2004, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Mr. Penington was
married to Marie Jenkins on September 20, 1980, in Hollis, OK.
He was a member of
the Masonic Lodge. He joined the Myrtle Lodge in 1968 and then joined the
Crescent Lodge in the early 1980s. He and his wife Marie joined the Order
of the Eastern Star in 1985. He joined the Shrine in the early 1990s. He
was a National Vice President of the American Federation of Government
Employees from 1976 - 1986. He was the Post
Commander of VFW Post 7740 in Crescent.
Mr. Penington was
employed by the FAA for 28 years. He was the Mayor of Cimarron City, a
member of the VFW Post and American Legion Post #200 and also President of
the USS DeHaven Sailors Association. He was a member of the St. Margaret
Mary's Catholic Church in Crescent.
He is survived by
his wife, Marie Penington of the home; two sons: Stacy Lee Penington of El
Reno, Oklahoma and Shawn Ray Penington of Oklahoma City; two sisters:
Frankie Dunn of Hollis, Oklahoma and Bobby Boone, also of Hollis; three
grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and by one brother, Charles Penington.
Webmaster's
Personal Note:
I had the pleasure
of being a friend with Sam Penington since my involvement with the DeHaven
Sailors Association. I knew no one that was any more devoted to the cause
than Sam. He has been Vice-President since the first days of the
Association and took over the Presidency upon the death of Dan Wisner. Sam
promoted the Association in magazine ads and talked personally on the
phone to many new members as they applied for membership using his
"country gentleman" appeal. I really missed Sam at our last reunion as I
had never been to one without him. During his tenure as President we
talked often on the phone exchanging ideas. He will be sorely missed and
it is in his honor that we carry on the cause.
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