John Addison Penney Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John Addison Penney of Athens, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 99, on December 27, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Harold Fanning Penney and Janet Madorah Bates Penney; his wife Martha Agnes McMullan; his siblings, Harold Fanning Penney, Jr., Franklin Forest Penney, Louise Bates Penney Moffat and Madeline Joy Penney Adsit; and his great grandchild Luke Shumate.

He is survived by: his stepmother Sara Lillian Pettit Penney; and his children, John A. Penney Jr. (Rebecca), Robert M. Penney (Winkie), James F. Penney (Dottie) and Sara J. Penney (Sally). He is also survived by seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga.