Herman B. Pennington

Herman B. Pennington, 90, of Winding Road, Orangeville, went home to be with his Lord Sunday evening, September 20th, 2009 at his home. He had been in ill health since May. Born August 18, 1919 in Fishing Creek Township, he was a son of the late Eli A. and Lizzie M. (Whitenight) Pennington. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean (Davis) Pennington, of 56 years, on March 7th, 2005. He was a 1937 graduate of Benton High School and then served his country in World War II in the US Army / Air Force from 1942 to 1945, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after the attack where he worked on the military aircraft. He had been awarded the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque, the Good Conduct Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Medal with 3 bronze stars. Mr. Pennington had worked for Penn-DOT and later was a heavy equipment operator for Boyd Kline, Inc. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Union. He also had done equipment work for Donald Kocher, Inc.; was a school bus driver for the Central Columbia School District and worked for the Bloomsburg Fair in the Agricultural Building. He was an active member of Ebenezer Faith Bible Church where he had served as a deacon and a Sunday School Teacher. Mr. Pennington was a member of Washington Lodge, No. 265, F. & A. M., Caldwell Consistory, the Moose Lodge, all of Bloomsburg. He was also a member of the Columbia County Covered Bridges Association and a life member of the Orangeville Fire Company. His hobbies included hunting, snowmobiling, cutting firewood and sports. Surviving, are his two daughters: LouAnn Megargell and her husband, William J., of Orangeville; Debra K. Pennington of Northumberland; 2 grandsons: Jeffrey D. Megargell of Medford, Mass.; John A. Megargell and his wife, Andrea, of Bloomsburg; several brothers and sisters-in-law plus numerous nieces and nephews. Along with his wife, Jean, he was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Aaron Pennington in October of 1956. The last member of his immediate family, he was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters: Kenneth W. Pennington, Ernest E. Pennington, Letha Kocher, Gladys A. Eveland, Betty J. Houck, Foster Pennington, June Pennington and by an infant sibling. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 11 A. M. at Faith Bible Church, 650 S. R. 93, Berwick, with the Rev. Gerald L. Wiggin, his pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elan Memorial Park, Lime Ridge with military honors accorded by a joint Veterans group. A Viewing will be held Thursday from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM at the McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton. (SR 487). There will also be an additional Viewing, Friday morning from 10:00 to 10:45 at the Church.

Herman B. Pennington

August 18, 1919 - September 20, 2009