PENNOCK
Gladys Evelyn
1925 - 2012
Gladys Pennock passed away on December 27, 2012 in Linden, AB at the age of 87 years. Born July 8, 1925 to John and Edith Morse, Gladys was raised on the family homestead outside of Elnora, AB. Along with her nine siblings, she attended the Grandcourt School and, when not helping with chores at home, hiked up and down the river banks of what would later become the Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park. In 1947, she married John Wilson Pennock. After living on a farm east of Elnora for several years they moved to Elnora with their three children. An active member of her community, she worked faithfully for 20 years as a housekeeper at the Elnora Hospital. Gladys enjoyed gardening, photography, and hiking in her beloved Dry Island park. She was a volunteer steward at the park, for which she received a Lifetime Volunteerism award from the Alberta government, and wrote two books about the Dry Island area - one about trails and the other about its wildflowers. She is survived by her son Jerry Pennock (Denise); daughters Virginia Edwards (Rob) and Brenda Pennock; granddaughters Robin Tomlinson (Scott), Jocelyn Edwards and Rebecca Edwards; her great grandchildren Hope Tomlinson and Justice Tomlinson; and her siblings George Morse, Grace Duft and Eva Pennock. She is predeceased by her husband Wilson Pennock; her brothers Jack Morse, Arthur Morse; and her sisters Ella Guard, Dolly McKnight, Betty MacLean and June Lutz. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at the Trochu Baptist Church on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 with Rev. Alan Powell officiating. The family members would like to extend their sincere thanks to all the staff of the Linden Nursing Home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Arrangements entrusted to
HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD. INNISFAIL
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