Dorothy May Pennel

Dorothy May Pennel, age 93, a resident of Cane Hill, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. She was born February 25, 1929, in Blanco, Texas, the daughter of Herbert and Cornia Elizabeth (Collins) Patrick.

Dorothy was a bookkeeper and a bank teller. She was a protestant Christian and Sunday School teacher and had worked for GA’s (Girls In Action) and VBS for many years. She was a founding member of Happy Hearts Christmas program and had volunteered at Grace Place since its inception. Her first job, when she was a teenager, was the telephone operator at Cane Hill, Arkansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest Leon Pennel; her daughter, Patsy Carol Munyon; grandson, Doug Munyon; and two brothers, Robert Patrick and Mike Patrick.

Survivors include her son, Tom Pennel and his wife Carolyn of Evansville, Arkansas; one son- in- law, Bob Munyon of Farmington, Arkansas; two sisters, Mary Cabiness of Morgan City, Louisiana, Martha Brock and her husband John of Dutch Mills, Arkansas; one sister-in-law, Sharon Patrick of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Joey Cox and her husband Kevin, Kelly Okray and her husband John, and Natalie Brown and her husband Todd; seven great grandchildren, Brandy Herring, Abby Snavely, Brett Cox, Ashlyn Okray, Sophie Okray, and Wells Brown; two great- great grandchildren, Joshua and Ezekiel Herring; numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Funeral service was held Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Arkansas.

Burial was in the Cox Cemetery in Morrow, Arkansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 641, Prairie Grove, Arkansas 72753.

Online guest book, www. luginbuel.com.