Joann Dean

JoAnn Pennington died Thursday, August 15th, 2013 in Strickler, Arkansas. She was 72 years old. The daughter of Robert Mack and Ollie Mae Dean, she was born December 20, 1940.

She attended Claremore High School and was proud to be the Spelling Bee Champion. Joann lived in Strickler for over 50 years. She loved the Lord, gardening, quilting, morel hunting, collecting ceramic chickens and cooking for her kids. Her pride and joy were her grand children and her dog Rascal.

She was a long time member of New Sulphur Free Will Baptist Church and currently attended Fall Creek Church.

JoAnn is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Darrell and Dawn Pennington of Strickler, Arkansas, Punkin Pennington of Strickler, Arkansas, and Julie Pennington of West Fork, Arkansas. Sisters Barbara McClure of Inola, Oklahoma, and Della Jones of Muskogee, Oklahoma, brothers Hershel Dean of Chelsea, Oklahoma, and Junior Dean of Alluwe, Oklahoma, grandkids Darrell Pennington Jr. of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Shannon Pennington of Tampa, Florida, Adeline Fox of Brownsville, Texas and Carmen Bemrose of Fayetteville, Arkansas, many nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband Olen Pennington, parents Robert and Ollie Dean, sister Minnie David, brothers Dossie Dean, Richard Dean, Russell Dean and Olen Dean.

The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove.

Funeral service will be held Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 2:00 P.M. at New Sulphur Free Will Baptist Church in Prairie Grove, burial will be in the Friendship Cemetery in Strickler, Arkansas.

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