Penta was born Feb. 6, 1927, in Alexis, N.C., to Finley M. Burgin and Effie McAllister Burgin.
After college, she was secretary of the First Baptist Church of Charlotte, where she met Davis Love Jr. Her first trip to Sea Island was her honeymoon. She was the best golf student Davis ever had, an expert player all her life, and accomplished the rare feat of shooting her age starting at 73. Penta was also a loving mother, grandmother, golf partner for her boys, backyard farmer and excelled in the kitchen. She loved all things at the Sea Island Club. Not only her golf groups, but exercising, dancing and dining with her friends at her favorite spots. Penta was proud to be part of the Sea Island "family" who stood for the same values of faith and southern hospitality.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Davis Love Jr.; sisters, Lily B. Newton, Lorena B. Vernon, Della Mae Burgin, and Mabel B. Stanley; and her brothers, Thurman Burgin, Luther Burgin, Marvin Burgin, Austin Burgin and Coy Burgin.
She is survived by her sisters, Lela B. Nixon and Betty B. Sherer; her sons, Mark Love and wife, Lynn, and Davis Love III and wife, Robin; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at St. Simons Presbyterian Church. To follow a live-stream of the service, visit sspres.org and follow the link.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Simons Presbyterian Church.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. www.edomillerandsons.com
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