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Norman Abbott Penland

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Norman Abbott Penland

Birth
Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Apr 2015 (aged 90)
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Norman Albert Penland, 90, of Greenville, SC, passed away Friday, April 03, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center in Greenville, SC.
Mr. Penland was born September 27, 1924 in Clay County, NC to the late James Arthur and Estella Herbert Penland. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Beulah Penland Moore; and brothers, Edward, Robert, Frank, George, and June Penland.
Mr. Penland was a graduate of Hayesville High School in 1942, Hayesville, NC. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He enjoyed farming and small engine repair, and served as the chairman of several committees at Berea Friendship United Methodist Church where he was a member.
Survivors include his loving wife of 71 years, Mary Louise Smart Penland of the home; two sons, Kenneth and his wife, Janice, of Matthews, NC, and David and his wife, Debbie, of Greenville, SC; grandchildren, Randy Penland and his wife, Amanda, and Jana Barnhill and her husband, Jason; great-grandchildren, Audrey and Caleb Barnhill; brother-in-law, Jack Smart of Hayesville, NC; sisters-in-law, Helen Bryant of Greenville, SC, Emma Jean Barrett, Doris Moore, Evelyn Smart, Norma Jean Smart, all of Hayesville, NC, and Ruth Ford Penland of Swannanoa, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Berea Friendship United Methodist Church in Greenville, with Dr. David Brown and Pastor Mickey Fisher officiating. A visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Mr. Penland’s memory to Berea Friendship United Methodist Church, 8001 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29617.
Condolences may be made online at www.PenlandFamilyFuneralHome.com


Norman Albert Penland, 90, of Greenville, SC, passed away Friday, April 03, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center in Greenville, SC.
Mr. Penland was born September 27, 1924 in Clay County, NC to the late James Arthur and Estella Herbert Penland. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Beulah Penland Moore; and brothers, Edward, Robert, Frank, George, and June Penland.
Mr. Penland was a graduate of Hayesville High School in 1942, Hayesville, NC. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He enjoyed farming and small engine repair, and served as the chairman of several committees at Berea Friendship United Methodist Church where he was a member.
Survivors include his loving wife of 71 years, Mary Louise Smart Penland of the home; two sons, Kenneth and his wife, Janice, of Matthews, NC, and David and his wife, Debbie, of Greenville, SC; grandchildren, Randy Penland and his wife, Amanda, and Jana Barnhill and her husband, Jason; great-grandchildren, Audrey and Caleb Barnhill; brother-in-law, Jack Smart of Hayesville, NC; sisters-in-law, Helen Bryant of Greenville, SC, Emma Jean Barrett, Doris Moore, Evelyn Smart, Norma Jean Smart, all of Hayesville, NC, and Ruth Ford Penland of Swannanoa, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Berea Friendship United Methodist Church in Greenville, with Dr. David Brown and Pastor Mickey Fisher officiating. A visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Mr. Penland’s memory to Berea Friendship United Methodist Church, 8001 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29617.
Condolences may be made online at www.PenlandFamilyFuneralHome.com




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