Fred Samuel Pennell

WEAVERVILLE – Fred Samuel Pennell, age 97, of Weaverville passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2024, exactly one month shy of 98 years old.

Mr. Pennell was born January 17, 1927, in Wilkes County, North Carolina where he had lived before moving to Weaverville in 1965.

Mr. Pennell was a US Navy veteran who served during World War II and was a retired engineer with the NC DOT. He was also a member of Weaverville UMC for 59 years where he served in multiple leadership positions. Fred loved fishing and was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.

Mr. Pennell was the son of the late Samuel and Louise Summerhill Pennell and husband of the late Hope Brown Pennell to whom he was married 65 years.

Surviving is his daughter, Peggy Myers and husband Ernest of Asheville; sons Dale Pennell, and Jeff Pennell and wife Carole all of Weaverville; grandchildren, Matthew Pennell and wife Courtney, Emily Clark, Martha Cardenas and husband Matt, Nick Edmonds, Mark Edmonds and wife Tracy, Veronica Blasingame and husband David, Samuel Pennell and wife Gabriella, and Elizabeth Pennell; great grandchildren, Titus Edmonds, Baylor Edmonds, Elliott Edmonds, Naomi Pennell, Maggie Clark, Josie Clark, and Ivy Jane Pennell.

His funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Weaverville United Methodist Church, 85 N. Main St., Weaverville, NC 28787, with Reverends Richard Blount and Steve Haines officiating. Burial will follow in the Veteran’s Section of West Memorial Park, Weaverville.

The family will receive friends the evening prior to his funeral service from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday, December 21, 2024, at West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville, NC 28787.

Flowers are welcome or if you prefer memorials may be made in Fred’s memory to Weaverville UMC, Mortgage Fund, PO Box 37, Weaverville, NC 28787.

West Family Funeral Services is honored to be serving the Pennell family. Condolences may be offered to the family under his obituary at www.WestFamilyFuneralServices.com.

When you think of Fred and his journey into his Savior’s arms just always remember “It’s a Joyous Occasion.”