Marie Y. Pennington

1934 - 2012

Marie Y. Pennington passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. She was 78 years old. Service: 11 a.m. Monday at Brown Trail Church of Christ in Bedford. Burial will immediately follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Marie was born in Fort Worth on Jan. 19, 1934. Being a first-generation American had a major impact on her life and her manners. She graduated from North Side High School in 1951 and had been an active alumni. Marie still has many friends from her high school days. She received her associate degree at Arlington State College, her bachelor's degree in home economics with a minor in chemistry at Texas Woman's University, and her master's in education counseling at University of North Texas. Marie was employed with H-E-B school system for 28 years, retiring from Bedford Junior High. She taught in the Science Department and was the coordinator of the National Honor Society and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma. Marie enjoyed travelling around the world, taking cruises, and cooking. She was a very gregarious lady and never met a stranger and has countless friends in education as well as her religious endeavors. In the last two or three sessions of The Wives of the Preachers' Training School, she taught I and II Corinthians, which she found quite enjoyable. Marie served as an elder's wife for 15 years as a 31-year member of the Colleyville Church of Christ where she also taught Bible classes and served as an excellent help meet. She was preceded in death by her parents, Zdravko and Mileva Yovanovich, and her mother-in-law, Frankie Pennington. Survivors: Her husband of 60 years, David; sons, David Pennington Jr. and wife, Paula, and Joel K. Pennington and wife, Kristin; grandchildren, Frankie Marie, Stefani, Jonathan, Katherine and Elizabeth; brother, Jackie Yovanovich and wife, Betty; sister, Kay Jones and husband, Jap; nieces and nephews, Jack, Brett, Kent, Kristy, Kathi, Mike and Barbara; and numerous dear family and friends.