Pauline M. "Pennie" Guy

On Saturday, Aug. 24, 2007, our beloved Pennie passed from this earth. She outwitted pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer longer than any one could be expected to and went peacefully off to Heaven.
Pennie was born on July 19, 1935, to Herschel and Glenna (Bowen) Mann. She attended grade school in Linville, Ohio, and high school in Scottown, Ohio.
On Oct. 3, 1953, she married her little sailor, Al Guy. She worked at the General Cigar Company in Huntington, W.Va., for one year while Al finished his time in the Navy. In December 1954, after Al was discharged, they headed west to Montana.
Pennie worked at Midland Implement from 1956 to 1964 when she took time out to be a full time wife and mother for 19 years. It was during this time that she was a mom not only to her own kids, but their friends and several family members as well. If you look up the word love in the dictionary, you are sure to find her name listed in one of the definitions. She went back to Midland Implement in 1983 and worked for 15 years, retiring in 1998.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Allen, his wife Jo, and Mark Owen and his wife Lisa. She had six grandchildren, Mark, Michaela "Kayla," Cobey, Jake, Keith and Kyle. She is also survived by her mother, Glenna Mann; and three sisters, Vivian Sowards, Elsie Dempsey and Charolette Walters, all of Scottown. Pennie is also leaving her special daughter, Terri Riemann and her husband Steve; her "little" sister, Andrea; niece Diane; good friends Jim and Helen Fergus; and too many nieces and nephews to list.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Al Guy; her father, Herschel; and her sister, Mildred Mann.
The Lord saw that Pennie was hurting so, and this time she would not get better. So He finally told her loving Al to quickly come and get her. We knew she couldn't stay with us, so we loved her while we could. You've earned your wings and halo, now we promise to be good. We love you, Momma, and don't worry anymore, we'll take it from here. The Family would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Kahn for everything he did. God Bless you, sir. Thanks also to Rocky Mountain Hospice.
A vigil will be held on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m., at Holy Rosary Church. The funeral mass will be held Friday, Aug. 31, at 11 a.m., also at Holy Rosary Church, and her burial will be beside her love at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.michelottisawyers.com.

This obituary was originally published in the Billings Gazette.