Richard Penland
September 28, 1916 ~ August 2, 2010
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Richard C. Penland, 93, of Spaulding Dr., Candler, died on Monday, August 2, 2010, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
A native of Buncombe Co., Mr. Penland was a son of the late Jud and Mattie Penland. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ray, Joe and Ernest Penland.
Mr. Penland had retired from American Enka. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in WWII.
Mr. Penland is survived by his wife, Marilee Keener Penland; step-sons, Ken, Russell, and James Jones; sister, Hazel Ivey, of Elizabeth City, NC; and special little boy, Coon Rod.
A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday in the Groce Funeral Home chapel on Patton Ave. with the Revs. Larry Collins and Richard Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
His family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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I LOVE YOU and will see you in HEAVEN.
We pray God will Guide the whole family through this time of grief. We will miss such a great man. We are very grateful for his service to this country. Please read Matthew 5:4
We will miss you Richard. You have been so good to us and you mean the world to us. I feel so blessed to have been able to take care of you. See you soon. XoXo- Kayla, Mickey Lee, and COON ROD
I am the daughter of Nellie Penland Wheeler and she was Richard’s sister. She also preceeded him in death. This was omitted from the obituary and I want everyone to know this. I dearly loved my Uncle and I am so sad he is gone. I will miss him very much.
Aunt Marile I’am so sorry of Uncle Richard’s passing.I will miss his sweet smile and his humor.No one could tell a story like Uncle Richard.I’am so glad to have had him in my life.I will truely miss him.I love you. Love, Missie
Uncle Richard,
It was truly a blessing to of had you in our lives. You are a wonderful man and we love you and will miss you greatly! Aunt Marilee is an awesome woman and we will take care of her for you! Wish little baby Fisher could of met you but we will have plenty of time to tell her about you! Keep a watch over us from heaven! We Love you!
We will miss Uncle Richard. Our thoughts and prayers are with all our family.
We are so saddened to lose Richard. He was a loving Grandpa and like a father to us. We will always remember him in our thoughts and we will always miss and love him.
Hey Aunt Marilee,
Just wanted to say I love you so much and am praying for you! Uncle Richard was an amazing guy, we are so blessed to have been able to know him. Always remember…..
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord! What an awesome reminder! Love you tons!
Aunt Marilee,
Mom and I are so sorry for the loss of Uncle Richard. Mom will truly miss her conversations with Uncle Richard. We are sorry that we can’t be there with you, but you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Shirley, Janet and Robert
Our love and best wishes to all Uncle Richard’s family- He was a wonderful man, and was a blessing to know-Sorry that Nellie was left out of the family listing, she was a loved member of the family, also. Love to all of you- Ken, Nan and all the rest. Raymond, Leesa, Melanie, Patrick
Sorry to here about uncle Richard passing, he was such agood man to be named after, And i loved him very much.A angel went home, BUT isnt he lucky to be in the present of god. Wish i could be there for the funeral yall will all be in my prayer. Love RICHARD AND ELIZABETH JOHNSON.
I extend my apologies to all my family for not being able to attend Uncle Richard’s funeral. I have a medical issue that prevents me from being there. Uncle Richard knew I could not come, and that is a comfort to me. My love is with all the family. God Bless
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Uncle Richard you will be missed by a lot of people I Love You , Aunt Marilee You are in my prayers and thoughts , Love Eddie
Richard will be missed. He was such a joy to care for. I will miss drinking sweet tea and watching in the heat of the night with him. Love and prayers to Marilee and family.
We are so sorry about not attending the funeral, because of work and other constraints. We were able to visit with UNCLE this passed winter and it was a good visit. I remember how good he was to me as a young child growing up and will remember him with lots of love.
Dear Aunt Marilee even though it has been 2 months since Uncle Richard’s going home to be with the Lord I still think about him all the time. You were a blessing that came into his life and he loved you very much. He was the best UNCLE anyone could ever have and I loved him with all of my heart but thank God I have the option of going to meet him someday and that I will do. I LOVE YOU AUNT MARILEE!
Rose Ann