Merlene Joyce Penniman Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Merlene Joyce Penniman (Pulaski, Tennessee), born in DeKalb, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 67, on November 27, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merlene Joyce Penniman to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Donald Byrom Harmes and Lucille Grace Overton Harmes; her brothers, Larry Wallace and Bill Wallace; her nephews, Matt Wallace, Larry Wallace II and Bruce McCord; and her grandson Jeremy Tyler Harmes.

She is survived by: her husband Fred Penniman of Pulaski; her children, Jeremy Harmes of Iowa, Jamie Harmes (Kelly) of Illinois and Amanda Osteen (Johnathan) of Lewisburg; her stepdaughters, Jennifer Irving (Shannon) of Illinois and Heather Penniman of Illinois; her sisters, Donna Lemay of Thompson Station, Brenda Richards of Wisconsin and Bonnie Johnson (Dick) of Florida; and her grandchildren, Austin, McKayla, Devin, Cory, Xyana and Ayazia.