Mable Howard Penix - 1925-2008
Mable Howard Penix, 83, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Sunday morning, June 22, 2008 in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.
She was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of the late John and Marie Reynolds Howard.
Mrs. Penix was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, William Bill Penix in 2004; a daughter, Melinda Penix Greene; a brother, John R. Howard; and two sisters, Helen Sparks and Ora Lee Dixon.
She had formerly worked for Ashland Oil before becoming a fulltime homemaker and then later worked for the UK Extension Department. She was a member of Summit Missionary Baptist Church, where she had formerly served as chairperson of the Joy Club Senior Department. She was past president of Boyd County Homemakers, and was very active in establishing 4H clubs throughout the area and was a volunteer for Cornerstone Counseling (Summit Branch).
Surviving are a daughter, Melissa Penix Jackson & husband Buck of Catlettsburg; a brother, Paul Howard of Ashland; grandchildren, Shelly Jackson Davis, Brad Greene, Terri Jackson Cyrus and Nikki Jackson Puckett; and great-grandchildren, Hannah Schultz, Larra Cyrus and Jackson Davis.
The funeral will be at noon Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at the Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Stan Williams and the Rev. Kevin Meenach. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Online condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
