Josephine June Harlan Pennington

June Pennington, 88, loving wife and mother, died Friday, March 28, in Denton, Texas. June was born May 27, 1925 in Park Hill, North Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the oldest of three children born to Alonzo Grady Harlan and Julia Brunette Loyd Harlan. She attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and married William McCready Pennington of Woodville, Texas on his birthday in 1945. Bill preceded June in death on August 23, 2013.

June had an outgoing personality and had many friends. As a student at the University of Arkansas she enjoyed life in her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, and was active in the arts, which included drama and dance. June was selected as a beauty at the University. Art was very much a theme of her life and the walls of her home were covered with paintings—most of them hers. She enjoyed oils, pastels and watercolors. She was especially good at capturing the likeness of someone in a portrait painting. Many enjoyable hours were spent with the members of the Brazosport Art League. She enjoyed the “Paint Ins” and served as an officer of the League. It pleased her to see her son Grady and grandchildren Seth, Eric, and Brandi become accomplished artists. June was known for her love of cardinals.

June loved family. Nothing pleased her more than to have her family around her. A Fourth of July Pennington/Young Reunion in Pilot Point this last summer gave her the opportunity to be matriarch to nearly forty family members.

June is survived by her daughter Stephanie Pennington Porter and son-in-law Dr. James R. Porter of Pilot Point, Texas, son William McCready Pennington, Jr. of Hendersonville, Tennessee, son Grady Harlan Pennington of Lake Jackson, Texas, son Brett Carlton Pennington and wife Deborah Waits Pennington of Angleton, Texas; grandchildren Reid Porter of Dallas, Texas, Colin Porter of Pilot Point, Texas, Brandi Pennington Leath of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Zachary Moffitt, Alex Pennington, Seth Pennington, and Eric Pennington of Angleton, Texas; and seven great grandchildren. June is also survived by her sister Martha Morgan of Evansville, Indiana.

The family wishes to thank the caring folks of the Silverstone Care Home in Denton, Texas: Jeni and Ed Hehmke, Elaine, Davey, Autumn, and Bertha and also Odyssey Hospice.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences and a reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be given to: First United Methodist Church, 404 Azalea St., Lake Jackson, TX 77566 or to the Brazosport Art League, 400 College Dr., Clute, TX 77531.