Laura Fulton Penley
July 31, 1909 ~ October 21, 2004
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Laura Fulton Penley, 95, of 843 Monte Vista Road, Candler, died Thursday, October 21, 2004, at Pisgah Manor.
A native of Forsythe County, she was a daughter of the late Francis Lowe and Bessie Cook Fulton and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ballard, who died in 2000. She was formerly employed with Southern Bell and was a member of Francis Asbury United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Penley is survived by her husband of 73 years, Lloyd Adam Penley; three daughters, Sandra Purcell and her husband Robert W. Purcell, Sr. of Brevard, Phyllis Patton of Asheville and Veronica Crook and her husband Leonard of Candler; a nephew, Michael Bogle of Australia; twelve grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 4:00 pm Saturday at Francis Asbury United Methodist Church with the Reverend Fred Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with her grandsons serving as pallbearers.
Her family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00 pm Saturday at the church prior to the service and request that memorials be made to Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, PO Box 67, Candler, NC 28715.
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” Proverbs 31:25-29.
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Lloyd, my prayers are with you and your family. You were such a wonderful influence in my life many years ago when I worked for you at Enka.
We love you and miss you, Granny Laura. ‘You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.’ (Deuteronomy 28:6)
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. If there is anything that I can do, please let me know.
Bless your hearts. She will be missed. Your sweet family is in our thoughts and prayers. Please let us know if we can do anything.
My dear friend,
I know this was not unexpected, but don’t we love and (now) miss our moms. What a beautiful picture to remember her by.
Peter and I will be out of town tomorrow and will sadly miss the funeral. I will be praying for her and all of you at the time.
I sent you an e-mail about another matter. It’s for your other life. Don’t read it until you are ready to.
Much love to a dear friend.
Ann and Peter
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Lloyd, Sandra, Phyllis, and Veronica,
Due to a previous commitment I will be unable to attend the services for Mrs. Penley on Saturday. I want you all to know, however, that my thoughts and prayers are with you. Your family will always be remembered fondly when I think of my time at Enka.
Frank Scott
Honor to my beautiful, happy and joyfull Mother. She loved God, her family, more than life itself. She gave joy and laughter to anyone who came. She was a strong women and a hard worker. She lived each day as if it were her last, rejoicing in the Lord always. Praise to her life. Her love and support fills my heart to this very day. Phyllis
My prayers will be for you and your family.
Respectfully
Jackie
Our thoughts are with your family.
Sandra,
We are so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Les and Doris
Sandra,
We are so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Les and Doris
What a beautiful testimony for a great and lovely lady. Memories will keep her alive in your thoughts.
Keith and I wanted to extend our deepest sympathies for your family’s loss. I know that Granny Laura always liked receiving the flowers that Tony Brown would send to her; and I always enjoyed working with the florist in selecting the brightest and prettiest bunch of flowers that she would enjoy!
Tony Brown & Family,
I wish to express my deepest
sympathy to you and your family.
I am quite inspired by your Granny Laura….she lived a very productive life and from her picture she looks like she was full of joy. The Lord blessed you all to have such an angel for so long.
Her legacy is her family and she did well by you all.
Continued blessings to you all, and may the Lord keep you in your hour of need.
Peace & Love,
Agnes Tate
Our hearts go out to you in the loss
of your sweet mother. May you find
peace knowing that one day you will
see her in her new home.
Cecil & Judy
She sounded like a lovely lady. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Let me know if I can ever do anything.
Your whole family was so kind to me through my years in NC. You’ll always have a special place in my heart. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love & Hugs to Everyone,
Pam
Lloyd,Sandra,Phyllis&Veronica,Patty & I wish to express our deepest sympathy to all your family.Our prayers and Love goes out to all the Penley family. Love Patty & Ken
Sandra,
I never met your mother but feel that I know her a little from all the happy stories you have told us about her. I know you have many great memories to treasure.
Love Margaret
God be with you at this sad time of parting and give you peace, knowing that Laura is not asleep but now truly and fully awake. It was my honor to have met this dear and loving woman, whose beautiful smile will shine always in the faces of her family. ‘Christ has made of death a narrow, starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.’ W. J. Bryan
Love, Suzy
Veronica, much love to your family at this time.
Honor to my Mother, who was the fabric of all of her children’s lives. She was always ready to give you a big hug and a smile and make you feel welcome any time of day. The joy you gave to all of us will live on forever in our hearts. I see you now at the ‘Banquet Table of the Lord’. We miss you Mom and thanks for all you shared with us. Love, Veronica
Dear Lynn, Cindy, Veronica, and Leonard,
The loving memories of your dear Mother and Grandmother will live on in your hearts and minds forever. We know how you will miss her. What peace it is to know that she is rejoicing now in heaven with our Lord.
Veronica, Leonard, Lloyd, Lynn and Cindy,
Our deepest sympathies go out to all of you. What a wonderful, sweet, inspiring woman and what a family she has left behind! Blessings of comfort and peace to all of you.
with love,
Sandy, Tim,
Kane & Wyatt Jackson
Dear Lloyd & Family:
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
J.R. & Shirley
Laura Penley was a wonderful friend to me in my youth. I will always remember her and Lloyd fondly and delight in the love they showed me through the years. Just like another mother and father.
Dee Ray
I have only happy memories of Ms. Penley–her cheerfulness was always there to give me warm feelings that my big brother married ‘one of her girls’. My love goes to all of her family there in the mountains. Just as our Lord so wonderfully created us to have each other to love, I thank Him for memories abundant!
Dear Veronica, Leonard, Lynn and Cindy,
Words seem to say so little, but we hope they may help in some small way. Hold fast to those ‘precious memories’ of your Mother and Grandmother. Always cherish the moments of the past, the laughter, the joys, the celebrations, the sorrow and the tears. These special memories in your life will never change. Veronica, I am so sorry I was out of town and could not hold your hand during this sad time. What a beautiful picture of your Mother, that happy and sweet smile that I will always remember. Love to all of your, Buddy and Brenda
Dear Veronica, Leonard, Lynn and family,
My thoughts and prayers have been with you all during this difficult time. Mrs Penley was always an inspiration, she always greeted me with a smile and a kind word. I will always remember her love and kindness to everyone she came in contact with. I know the memories you have will bring you peace in the days to come. God Bless each of you.
Love,
Judy