Obituary

Mrs. Louise Pennington, 75, of Glendale, Arizona died May 04, 2017. She was born January 30, 1942, in Denver, Colorado to William McLellan and Louise Fey. Louise was the loving wife of more than 50 years to William Pennington, the mother of three children and grandmother of four children. She was the ultimate caretaker, loving and taking care of everyone that she met. Her love was abundant for everyone. Her life reflected that love through the many hours that she spent volunteering for various organizations such as the USO where she volunteered for 6 years, receiving distinguished awards for her many hours served; the schools where her children attended; the AFSA, DAV, AF Wives club and many other groups associated to her husband’s 26 year Air Force career; the chapels at Cannon and Luke Air Force Bases; Adobe Mountain and the Black Canyon Juvenile Detention Center. She enjoyed sewing, stained glass, crafts, baking and spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren.

Louise is survived by her husband, William Pennington; two sons, Thomas (Kerry), Edward (Dawn) Pennington; daughter, Linda Barry; four grandchildren, Christopher, Victoria, Daniel, Ryan; one brother, William McLellan and two sisters, Eileen Ward and Karlyne Tedesco. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Louise McLellan.

A visitation will be held at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Luke Air Force Base Community Chapel, 13968 West Shooting Star Street Bldg 799, Litchfield Park, AZ. Burial will be at 2:00 pm at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85024.