Beverly J. Penn Obituary (1936 - 2017)

Beverly J. Penn, 80, of Normal, passed away at 2:28 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017 at her home.Cremation rites have been accorded and private family interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home is assisting the family with cremation arrangements.She was born May 28, 1936 in Bloomington, a daughter of Edward and Bernadine Gehrt Gibson.Surviving are a son, Michael (Janice) Murphy of Bloomington; a daughter, Cheryl (Chuck) King of Atlanta; three grandchildren, Brock (Shayla) Messamore, Taylor Messamore and Brandon Shafer; and a sister, Diane Naugle.She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kimberly Deutsch and a brother, Robert Dean Gibson.Bev was a woman who excelled in many things and was a talented upholsterer, seamstress, carpenter and landscaper.