Edna May Pennington, 84, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 7:46 am November 16, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born May 4, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Arthur  and Edith Violet (Erikson) Johnson. Edna married James William Pennington on June 14, 1957 in Elmhurst, Illinois. There were blessed with sixty-one years of marriage before he preceded her in death on December 4, 2018.

Edna is survived by her children, Nancy Jensen of Mount Vernon, Illinois, David Eric Pennington and wife, Nancy of Richardson, Texas; Susan Louise Pennington and David Bussema of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Theodore Eric Jenson and wife, Catherine Rochdale of Queensland, Australia, Karl Michael Jensen and wife, Kimberly of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Kirsten Michelle Wynne and husband, David of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Neil Jensen of Dunmore, West Virginia, Cassandra Carstens of Momence, Illinois, James William Pennington of Saint Petersburg, Russia, Nicole Michelle Pennington of Savannah, Georgia, Victor Luis Gasquet of Austin, Texas; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Michael Reed of Carbondale, IllinoisKaia Michelle Jensen of Australia, Zane Jensen of Australia, Jack Maverick Jensen of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sawyer Grey Jensen of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Seth Carstens of Momence, Illinois, Axl Carstens of Momence, Illinois; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Ann Martin of Austin, Texas; and brother-in-law, Thomas Pennington pf Copperas Cove, Texas.

In addition to her parents and husband, Edna was preceded in death by her son, William James Pennington.

Edna worked as a speech pathologists and was a member of Logan Street Baptist Church. She was a member of Cedarhurst Center for the Arts Fiber Club and loved the grounds. Edna enjoyed scrapbooking and will be greatly missed.

There will be no public services held.

Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.