Donna Lane Stephenson Penny, 67, a longtime resident of Granville County passed away Thursday, April 25th 2013 at Duke Hospice in Durham.
A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Zoe Neil and Edith Clayton Stephenson. She was a dedicated church member of Oxford Baptist Church and later became a committed member of Central Baptist Church where she enjoyed serving the Lord through multiple overseas mission trips. Donna was a devoted mother to her children and grandchildren.
Surviving are a daughter Melissa Wilkerson (Jonathan) of Oxford, her son Doug Penny (Kimberly) of Raleigh, three granddaughters, Jordan Wilkerson, Skylar Mulhollen and Lydia Penny, four grandsons Caleb Cox, Dylan Wilkerson, Austin Wilkerson and Joshua Penny. Also surviving are a brother, O’Neal Stephenson (Judy) of Fuquay-Varina. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Aimee P. Mulhollen and a brother, Lenwood Stephenson.
A private graveside service will be held at Elmwood Cemetery, Saturday morning April 27th. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM at Central Baptist Church, Henderson NC at 1:00 PM Saturday April 27th 2013.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church Missions Fund, P.O. Box 178, Henderson, NC 27536.
Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford is assisting the Penny family.
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