Patricia Gokey Pennebaker

Patricia Gokey Pennebaker obituary, North Little Rock, AR

Patricia Gokey Pennebaker

Patricia Pennebaker Obituary

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Patricia Gokey Pennebaker, 88, died at home Friday, March 1. She was born August 19,1935 in Detroit, Michigan.Pat was predeceased by her parents Theresa and Douglas Gokey, her husband Kenneth J.Pennebaker, and her children Mark, Bryan and DeeDee Pennebaker.She is survived by her daughters Mary Pennebaker and Laura Eppley (Rod), hergrandchildren Anne Orand (Darden), Dianne Eppley (Thomas Sepulvado), Kate Young(Stephen), Liza Bowers (Devin), Jack Pennebaker (Blair), Layne Pennebaker and PaigePennebaker and great-grandchildren Ivy Anne Bowers, Penn Young and Darden OrandIII.Beyond her faith, Pat’s greatest joy in life was her family. She had a love for all thingsbeautiful and enjoyed interior design. She was a “fixture” at Immaculate ConceptionChurch, active for years in Adoration and the Flower Guild.A rosary will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6 at Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church in North Little Rock. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 at the churchfollowed by a private burial at Calvary Cemetery.Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock,AR 72116 or the charity of your choice.

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