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1929
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2023
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Eunice Penland Obituary
She was born Sept. 12, 1929, in Gilmer County in the Cashes Valley Community, to the late Harvey and Edna Johnson Dover.
She was a 1947 graduate of Gilmer High School. After graduation, she started her first job at Georgia Power as an office manager. In 1950, she met Thomas Lewis Penland and in 1951, began their life together on Spring Street in Ellijay.
In 1960, they returned to the Penland family farm in the Tails Creek Community where they would spend the rest of their lives.
She fulfilled her calling in life to be a farmer's wife, raising a large family, and enjoyed being Granny to 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Her happiest place was in the kitchen cooking for the whole crowd. She enjoyed being a member of the church senior adult choir, hosting card games and bridge club and fishing.
She is preceded in death by husband, Thomas Lewis Penland; daughter, Chris Penland Mahoney; and siblings Marvin Dover, Paul Dover and Eugene Dover.
She is survived by daughter, Mary (Joseph) Hensley, of Ellijay; sons, Thomas L. (Joy) Penland Jr., of John's Creek; John (Trina) Penland, of Ellijay; Lee (Michele) Penland, of Ellijay; grandchildren, Cate Mahoney, Sam Mahoney, Craig (Hannah) Hensley, Joshua (Ainsley) Hensley, Lewis Hensley, Anna Hensley, Grace Hensley, Elizabeth (Drew) Waldbeser, Thomas L. Penland III, Catherine Penland, William Penland, Bryan (Laura Leigh) Penland, Claudia Penland, Morgan (Trey) Reece, Rachel (Jake) Walters; great-grandchildren, Emma Hensley, Olivia Hensley, Barrett Hensley, Kensie Henley, Rowan Hensley; brother, Randall (Jerri) Dover, of Ellijay; sister-in-law Martha Dover, of South Carolina, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers were grandsons Craig Hensley, Joshua Hensley, Lewis Hensley, Bryan Penland, Sam Mahoney, Thomas L. Penland III and William Penland.
Special thanks to Michele McCann and Amanda Long for their love and support.
A private family service was held.
Interment was in the Ellijay City Cemetery.
Bernhardt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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