Darrell Ray Pennington of Poplar Bluff, MO lost his life in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of July 23, 1986.
The accident took place on U.S. Highway 67 about 6 miles north of Poplar Bluff while Darrell and his 3 friends were returning from a Van Halen concert at The Arena in St. Louis, MO in a 1981 Chevrolet Camaro. The other 3 occupants were the driver, Charles "Chuck" E. Miller, 17; Gina Marie Whitmer, 21; and Jackie M. Watson, 21, all of Poplar Bluff. The four friends were pronounced dead at the scene at 2:25 a.m. according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The MSHP speculates that Miller was driving the vehicle and that all four apparently fell asleep. The car failed to make a curve and ran off the road, slamming head-on into a tree. None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
Darrell was born May 7, 1967 in Poplar Bluff, the son of Rayburn and Ernestine Morrison Pennington.
He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School in the class of 1985.
Darrell was survived by his parents.
He is buried at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery.
The accident took place on U.S. Highway 67 about 6 miles north of Poplar Bluff while Darrell and his 3 friends were returning from a Van Halen concert at The Arena in St. Louis, MO in a 1981 Chevrolet Camaro. The other 3 occupants were the driver, Charles "Chuck" E. Miller, 17; Gina Marie Whitmer, 21; and Jackie M. Watson, 21, all of Poplar Bluff. The four friends were pronounced dead at the scene at 2:25 a.m. according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The MSHP speculates that Miller was driving the vehicle and that all four apparently fell asleep. The car failed to make a curve and ran off the road, slamming head-on into a tree. None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
Darrell was born May 7, 1967 in Poplar Bluff, the son of Rayburn and Ernestine Morrison Pennington.
He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School in the class of 1985.
Darrell was survived by his parents.
He is buried at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery.
Darrell Ray Pennington of Poplar Bluff, MO lost his life in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of July 23, 1986.
The accident took place on U.S. Highway 67 about 6 miles north of Poplar Bluff while Darrell and his 3 friends were returning from a Van Halen concert at The Arena in St. Louis, MO in a 1981 Chevrolet Camaro. The other 3 occupants were the driver, Charles "Chuck" E. Miller, 17; Gina Marie Whitmer, 21; and Jackie M. Watson, 21, all of Poplar Bluff. The four friends were pronounced dead at the scene at 2:25 a.m. according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The MSHP speculates that Miller was driving the vehicle and that all four apparently fell asleep. The car failed to make a curve and ran off the road, slamming head-on into a tree. None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
Darrell was born May 7, 1967 in Poplar Bluff, the son of Rayburn and Ernestine Morrison Pennington.
He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School in the class of 1985.
Darrell was survived by his parents.
He is buried at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery.
The accident took place on U.S. Highway 67 about 6 miles north of Poplar Bluff while Darrell and his 3 friends were returning from a Van Halen concert at The Arena in St. Louis, MO in a 1981 Chevrolet Camaro. The other 3 occupants were the driver, Charles "Chuck" E. Miller, 17; Gina Marie Whitmer, 21; and Jackie M. Watson, 21, all of Poplar Bluff. The four friends were pronounced dead at the scene at 2:25 a.m. according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The MSHP speculates that Miller was driving the vehicle and that all four apparently fell asleep. The car failed to make a curve and ran off the road, slamming head-on into a tree. None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
Darrell was born May 7, 1967 in Poplar Bluff, the son of Rayburn and Ernestine Morrison Pennington.
He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School in the class of 1985.
Darrell was survived by his parents.
He is buried at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery.
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