Penny Harris

Born November 6, 1945 in Peoria to Roscoe and Vaynor (Gregory) Creek, she married Scott Harris on December 29, 1961 in Peoria.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990; her parents; and 2 brothers, Kenneth and Bobby Creek.

Surviving are 1 daughter, Jill Harris and 1 son, Scottie Harris, both of Bartonville; 5 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.

She and her husband together owned and operated several businesses including Peoria Muffler, Harris Auto Body, Drift Inn Supper Club in Trivoli and Harris Auto Salvage for over 30 years.  She worked for Illini Bluffs School District in the cafeteria from 1996 to 2011.

She enjoyed many years of dirt track auto racing with her husband and children and attending Nascar Sprint Cup races.  She was a very loving and devoted mother and grandmother.  Her family will forever be grateful for the love and devotion of her "sister" angels, Donna Harris and Trudy Heitzman, especially during her illness.

Penny was a member of Creve Coeur Christian Church.

She was a member of the Pekin chapter of the Delphi sorority. 

Cremation will be accorded by Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin, where a memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2011.  Rev. John Plunkett will officiate.  Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Burial of cremated remains will be in Maple Ridge Cemetery in rural Mapleton.

Memorial contributions may be made to Creve Coeur Christian Church, 101 S. Thorncrest Ave., Creve Coeur, IL 61610.