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The Goldendale Independent, Goldendale, WA., January 8, 1914, page 6
“Local”

            In The Toppenish Review we find notice of the death of Mrs. Mary Pennington at White Swan on Thursday of last week.  Mrs. Pennington was the mother of B. F. Pennington, a prominent stock–man of the Grand Dalles district, who is well known in this vicinity. 


 

The Goldendale Independent, Goldendale, WA., January 15, 1914, page 5

OBITUARY

            Mrs. Mary Pennington died on the lst day of the New Year at Toppenish Wash.; where she had resided since last fall with her son and daughter. She was the wife of Riley Pennington who died at High Prairie in 1885. Mrs. Pennington was the mother of eight children, two sons and three daughters survive her, they are B. F. and W. H. Pennington, Mrs. Jessie M. Leonardo of Granddalles, Mrs. Jennie Koomit of Saskalchewa, Canada, and Mrs. R. K. Matzen of Toppenish.
            Mrs. Pennington was born in Stanton, Missouri, and was 78 years and 10 months old. Mrs. Pennington and her husband were pioneers in this county, having moved to High Prairie in 1883. She still owned the old homestead at that place.
            Mrs. Pennington had joined Christian church 30 years ago. She was a loving and true mother and a kind neighbor.
            Funeral was held in The Dalles on Thursday Jan. 8th, interment took place in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. It is the intention to move her to Hartland Cemetery where her husband, is buried.