Jean Pence, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend departed this life on July 22, 2021. Born August 1, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to her loving parents, Col. Walter J. Burk and Kathryn Burk, Jean graduated from Fort Smith High School. She attended the University of Oklahoma. Jean was very active with ESA – an organization that provided her with years of friendship and love. She worked at AOG for many years before assisting area churches with their financials and accounting. She was active in Central Presbyterian Church.
Jean is survived by her devoted husband of 20 years, Floyd Pence, Sr., the love of her life; her brother, Walter J. Burk, II (“Jay”) of Fort Smith; her daughter, Aimee Minick Furness and her husband, Greg Furness of Dallas, Texas; her grandson, Matthew Furness, who was the apple of her eye. Her nephew and his family, Travis Trotter and Elizabeth Trotter and their two sons, Alister and Oliver of Phoenix, Arizona; three step sons, Floyd R. Pence, Jr., Kevin Pence, and Douglas Pence; grandchildren, Caitlin Wiley, Brittany Pence, Destiny Pence, Sierra Pence, and Hunter Pence; numerous extended family and friends.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Judith Trotter and nephew, Trevor Trotter.
While she did not contract COVID, that tragedy stole the freedom of the last year and a half of her life. She and her family urge everyone to get vaccinated so that you can spend more time with those you love.
Memorial service via Zoom will be 10 AM, Tuesday, July 27, 2021 through Central Presbyterian Church https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85762332538?pwd=RGdjQzMzQ0xSRXZGUDFOZXZJMW1YZz09; Phone number: 346-248-7799, Meeting ID is 857 6233 2538, The Passcode: 8966.
Graveside service will be held at Fort Smith National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital – a cause that has been near and dear to her heart for many decades.
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St. Jude's Children's Hospital501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105
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