Roy Pennington

Roy Pennington, age 71, of La Grande, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at his home. A graveside service will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery on Friday, June 29, 2007.

Roy was born on April 21, 1936, the son of Wesley Lawrence and Katie (Wilson) Pennington in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School with the class of 1954. On April 27, 1956 he married Jane Duncan in Elgin. He worked for Boise Cascade until 1959. He then was a Union Carpenter, working for Bechtel Brothers, Gilco and later for Gus Tsiatsos until retirement in 2000. Roy had a great love of the outdoors, including hunting, fishing, mushrooming and gardening. He loved going into the mountains and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Pennington of La Grande; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and April Pennington of La Grande; daughter, Sandy Knudson of Baker City; grandchildren, Kyle Knudson, Brian Pennington, Brenden Pennington and Kayla Stoffel; sisters, Ruth Roulet of Elgin and Mildred Hayes of Enterprise; sister-in-law, Wanda Pennington of La Grande; numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by brothers, Walter and Lawrence Pennington.

In lieu of flowers those who wish may make contributions to the Oregon Lung Association in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande, Oregon 97850.