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Note: from findagrave.com: Winston Ray Pennington
Birth: Jun. 8, 1926 Death: Jul. 16, 1949 Justin Man is Instantly Killed As Car Rams Bridge Abutment W. R. Pennington, 23, of Justin, was killed instantly and a passenger, James Ross Moon, 24, was injured when Pennington's car went out of control and hit a bridge abutment on Farm Market Road 156, 4 miles south of Justin about 4 pm Saturday. The pair were on their way to Justin from Fort Worth when the accident occurred. Pennington's body was thrown clear of the 1946 Chevrolet sedan he was driving. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. J. H. Miles, Justin. Moon was rushed to Dr. J. H. Allen's Clinic in Justin where he received treatment for cuts and bruises. Deputy Andy Anderson of the Denton sheriff's department investigated the crash. Funeral services will be held this afternoon in the Methodist Church in Ponder. Time for the services had not been set late Saturday night. Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery at Justin. Goen Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Pennington is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pennington; two sisters, Mrs. Louise Simmons and Mrs. Willie Mae Seals of Justin; and five brothers, Chester and John Pennington of Palo Pinto, Donald and Frank Pennington of Justin, and Paul of Ponder. Denton Record Chronicle, Sunday, July 17, 1949 Family links: Parents: William Robert Pennington (1890 - 1975) Lena Agnes Lewis Pennington (1889 - 1967) Burial: Justin Cemetery Justin Denton County Texas, USA Created by: Peggy Gann Record added: May 18, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 26912725
Name: Winston Ray Pennington
Death date: 16 Jul 1949
Death place: Denton, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 23 years 2 days
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 08 Jun 1926
Birth place: Texas
Marital status: Single
Spouse name:
Father name: Bob Pennington
Father birth place: Tennessee
Mother name: Lena Lewis
Mother birth place: Ft. Worth, Texas
Occupation: Farming
Residence: Justin, Denton, Texas
Cemetery name: I.O.O.F Cemetery
Burial place: Justin, Texas
Burial date: 17 Jul 1949
Additional relatives: X
Film number: 2223343
Digital GS number: 4031774
Image number: 828
Reference number: cn 32982
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
(Informant: Bob Pennington)
WWII Veteran
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