- Date Of Birth: June 3, 1957
- Date Of Death: April 24, 2020
- State: Illinois
Jerri Penton, 62, of Jacksonville, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield from complications of pneumonia.
She was born June 3, 1957, in Jacksonville, the daughter of James Carl and Margueriette Ellen Kinney Penton.
She is survived by two sisters and one brother, Janet (David) Deweese of Tupelo, MS, James A. Penton of South Jacksonville and Tonya (Bobby) LeVeque of Springfield; three nieces and two nephews, Jennelle, Drew, Jennifer, Timmy and Jakob; several great nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Linda Kuchenbecker of Tinley Park; and her beloved dogs, Maggie and Molly “M & M”. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Michael E. Penton.
Jerri was a 1975 graduate of Jacksonville High School where she played on the first girls basketball team her senior year. Following high school, she worked at Lundia Meyers in Jacksonville for thirty-four years and later for Memorial Medical Center in Springfield until her passing. In her younger years, she enjoyed playing softball and also loved playing golf with her nephew, Drew. She was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings. She especially enjoyed trips to the beach in Florida with her sisters.
