Mary June Penland Obituary
Mary June Lance Penland, 89, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock.
Mary June was born in Arden to the late Laurens Greenwood Lance and Georgia Singleton Lance. She was preceded in death by a brother, John L. Lance.
Mary June was a 1952 graduate of Valley Springs High School. She then went on to pursue her BA degree from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1956. Mary June taught fourth grade in Asheville City Schools.
She married Garrett E. Penland in 1960 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Asheville. She took pride in her family, in her home, and in her garden. She loved her grandchildren with all of her heart.
Mary June is survived by her husband of 63 years, Garrett E. Penland; a daughter, Adele Penland Boyce, a son, Travis Penland (Virginia), and three grandchildren: Meredith L. Boyce, Garrett Evan Penland, and Henry Penland.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
The funeral service will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 13, with a visitation for an hour preceding the service at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The Rev. Stephanie Foretich-McKey of St. Paul's United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher.
Memorial donations may be made to the Red Bird Mission through https://rbmission.org or to St. Paul's UMC, 223 Hillside Street, Asheville, NC 28801.
