Bud Pennington
(August 7, 1914 - January 25, 2008)

Bud (Russel J.) Pennington, 93, died Jan. 25, 2008, at Hospice House.

He was born Aug. 7, 1914, in Hutchinson, the son of Harold A. and Emma L. Justice Pennington. He graduated in 1932 from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired farmer.

He belonged to the First Presbyterian Church, was active in Farm Bureau, and served on the boards of USD 309 and the Reno Township.

On Feb. 18, 1940, he married Maureen East in San Benito, Texas. She died May 5, 1993.

Survivors include: three daughters, Anne P. Simon, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Jane P. Gamber and her husband, Ken, Hutchinson, and Mary Blomquist, Overland Park; grandchildren, Jeff Gamber and wife, Debby, Hutchinson, Matt Gamber and wife, Lisa, Hutchinson, Tom Gamber and wife, Rachel, Wichita, Dave Blomquist and wife, Michelle, Overland Park, Richard Hefling and wife, Lois, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Rachel Hefling Dukuze and husband Augustin, Fredericton, New Brunswick; a granddaughter-in-law, Kristy Blomquist-Peck and her husband, Seth, Overland Park; and great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Aaron, Catlin, Jesse, Samantha, Allie Brittany, Kameron, Adrian, Harper, Olivia and Jacob.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Stone; and a grandson, Michael Blomquist.

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Mark Wiens presiding. Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. The casket will be open for family only. The family will receive friends following the graveside service at Bud's home from 3 to 6 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Salvation Army or Hospice of Reno County, both in care of the mortuary.

Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.

Dad spent his life on the family farm where he was born, raising crops and livestock. He was a student of nature, always learning and sharing the joy of those experiences with his family. He has re-entered the fold of the eternal, where he has rejoined his beloved wife Maureen and all those who passed through before him and awaits us who are still in this life