The City of Salisbury, NC
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The City of Salisbury, NC |
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| P.O. Box 479, Salisbury, NC 28145-0479 | ||
| Salisbury Fire Department |
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Retired SFD Deputy Fire Chief Bernard Penley October 20, 1926 to April 6, 2006 Salisbury Fire Department Service Dates March 3, 1952 to January, 3, 1982 |
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Ross Bernard
Penley SALISBURY - Ross Bernard Penley, age 79, of Maxwell Street, died
Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Born in Rowan
County on Oct. 20, 1926, Mr. Penley was the son of the late Ralph Harkin
Penley and Rosa Bell House Penley. Educated in Rowan County schools, he
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Coburn
Memorial United Methodist Church. Mr. Penley served with the Salisbury Fire
Department for a number of years in Rowan County and retired as Deputy Fire
Chief. He was a member of the Rowan County Civitan Club, ARC, Rowan Fireman
's Association and the National Fire Chief 's Association. Mr. Penley was
preceded in death by sister Elizabeth Roberta Penley and brothers Ralph
Harkin Penley Jr. and Curtis Ward Penley. He is survived by his wife, Mary
Louise Gales Penley; son Richard Gales "Dick" Penley and wife Nancy of
Salisbury; daughter Rosemary Penley Smith and husband Tim of Morrisville;
grandchildren Ashley Smith McMillan and husband Jimmy Stuart Smith, Brad,
Elizabeth and Lauren Penley; extended family Marc, Peggy, Eric and David
Courreges, John, Elizabeth, Marshall and Luke Brady, and Sharli Barlowe and
Susie Browne. Visitation : The family will see friends Sunday night from
6-7:30 at Summersett Funeral Home. Service : The funeral services will be
held Monday at 11 a.m. at Coburn Memorial United Methodist Church. The Rev.
Cynthia Mackey, minister, and Dr. Carl Dunker, former minister of the
church, will be officiating. Burial will follow in the U.S. National
Cemetery, Statesville Boulevard location, with honors provided by the
Salisbury Fire Department. Memorials may be made to Coburn Memorial
Methodist Church, 901 S. Church Street, Salisbury, NC 28144, or ARC of Rowan
County, 1918 W. Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144. He was an adored father,
son, husband, grandfather, uncle, brother and special father to many (who
weren 't his own). With a quiet nature, a gentle spirit and a big heart, he
gave unselfishly to others and touched the lives of so many. Published in the Salisbury Post on 4/8/2006. |
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