William Andrew Pankey (Lebanon)'s Obituary
William Andrew Pankey, son of William S. and Fanny V. Holt Pankey, was born March 7, 1931, in Senath, Missouri. He departed this life Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in his home, near Eldridge, Missouri, at the age of eighty-four years, four months, and one day.
On December 13, 1961, he was united in marriage to Dora Arletha “Lethie” Jennings, and they shared fifty years before her passing on August 4, 2012.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Deborah Lense; a grandson, Mitchell; and a great-grandson, Kaiden.
William is survived by four daughters, Brenda Hufford, of Liberty, Texas, Phyllis Knapp, Darlene Wilson, and her husband, Kenneth, all of Eldridge, Missouri, and Martha Bishop, and her husband, Johnny, of Liberty, Texas; a son, William Boyles, of Eldridge, Missouri; and two daughters by a previous marriage, Cheryl Tieber and Patricia Tieber; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Vernis Shoemaker, of Mountain View, Missouri, and Charleen Johnson, of St. Louis, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was raised in Hornersville and Senath and attended school there. William served his country proudly, serving four years in the United States Army; he then reenlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served six years. Throughout the years, he worked in the trucking business in various places and eventually he and Lethie made their home in the Eldridge community. He retired as a truck driver for Tracker Marine in Lebanon.
William was a longtime member of Harvest Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church in Lebanon.
In his spare time he enjoyed working in his garden and playing Lotto. He was the type person that always landed on his feet and who never met a stranger. He was a kind man that was willing to help anyone in need. He loved his family and enjoyed taking care of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
William was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his eighty-four years.
Memorial contributions may be made to Harvest Tabernacle and left at the funeral home.
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