Rex James Penley
May 29, 1926 ~ December 14, 2007
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Rex James Penley, Sr., 81, of 59 Hudson Street, Asheville, died Friday, December 14, 2007, at St. Joseph Campus, Mission Hospitals.
Mr. Penley was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Roscoe C. and Stella Rogers Penley. He was a Navy veteran of WW II, serving on board the USS Roy Hale. He worked for Southern Railway for 37 years and he was a member of VFW Post 891 and of the John A. Nichols Masonic Lodge #650. He was a talented bluegrass and country musician and singer and played a number of different instruments. He regularly participated at Mrs. Hyatt’s music hall on Brevard Road.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Ballew Penley; one daughter, Carolyn Parker of Asheville; one son Rex James Penley, Jr. of Asheville; one granddaughter, Shannon Austin; two great-granddaughters, Ava and Eden Austin; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Penley; and two brothers, Cecil Penley of Claremont and Max Penley of Black Mountain.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Reverend David Warren Officiating. Burial will be at Pisgah View Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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We were so sorry to hear of your great loss. Our hearts are with you. Rex was a good person and a wonderful friend.
Very Sorry for the lost of you loved one. Our consoling thought is one of thankfulness to the contemplation of which should inspire us to emulate his many lovable qualities and virtues, so that on the great day of account we may receive from the compassionate Judge, the welcome invitation: ‘Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’
Carolyn our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Sam and Wanda Pressley
You all are in our thoughts and prayers, We will always remember Rex and the wonderful music he made.
Thinking of you at this difficult time. If I can be of any help please let me know.
Love, Sheila Tweed
The love and devotion shown to Rex
by his family was a source of inspiration to all of us at Blue Ridge. Rex was blessed to have you.
We are grateful for the time we
had with Rex and his precious loved ones.
May God comfort you as only He can.
You are in our prayers and thoughts.
Sincerely,
Teresa Gardin
Blue Ridge Rehab
Social Worker
We are so sorry for your loss and sorry we were not able to attend the visitation or funeral. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
RUTH AND FAMILY, SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT REX. YOU KNOW HOW I MUCH I LOVED HIM AND HE WAS ALWAYS A JOY TO SEE AT MOTHER’S.
I KNOW HE CAN MAKE MUSIC IN HEAVEN NOW!
LOVE PATSY
Rex you have been my world and my life for so many years. I will miss you until we meet again. I know that you are free now and are playing your music in heaven. I will all ways love you, but am so glad that you are free now from pain and suffering. I love you,
Ruth
Family of Rex Penley Sr. Sorry to hear of the passing of your loved one.We know that God’s Grace is sufficient for any sorrow in our journey.I never met Rex ,but I can remember my grandfather(Tom Penley)speak of him.