PENNY MARES, MOTHER TO MIKE MARES, KENT HENDRICKS, PAT MARES, AND CRYSTAL MARES PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2024. HER FINAL MOMENTS WERE SPENT PEACEFULLY SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS. KNOWN FOR ALWAYS HAVING A SMILE ON HER FACE, SHE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL THAT KNEW HER.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SISTER BARBARA BONTREGER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW GORDON, STEPBROTHER JIM TAYLOR AND SISTER-IN-LAW DEB. MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS, GRANDDAUGHTERS ASHLEY MARES AND JAIME HENDRICKS. ALONG WITH EXTENDED GRANDCHILDREN NATHAN LUSK AND SAMANTHA GOFF. SHE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND ROBERT MARES, PARENTS GEORGE AND EDNA LEE, SISTER ELLEN (DOLLY) WOOLUMS AND GRANDDAUGHTER LAURA MARES
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