KISSLING, Juanita Pendley, 94, of Marietta, Georgia, (formerly of Louisville, Kentucky) passed peacefully on June 26. The daughter of Otto and Eva Hudnall Pendley, she was born on May 21, 1922, in Rochester, Kentucky, one of 11 children. She attended Spencerian Commercial School, worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in Louisville and at the Wesley Community House. She was a graduate of Nazareth College and taught school at Roosevelt Elementary School. After receiving her MA in Library Science at Spalding College, she was a Media Librarian at Lincoln Elementary School and Breckinridge Elementary School. She was a member of Fourth Avenue Methodist Church, where she served as a children’s Sunday school teacher, was chairperson of the leadership council, and worked in the United Methodist Women’s organization.
She served in leadership roles with the Kentucky School Library Association, attended national conferences of the American Library Association, and served on the Advisory Council of the Kentucky Library Association. In 2003, Juanita joined the Middletown United Methodist Church, where she served in hospitality and meal ministries and belonged to the Koininia Class. In 2014, she moved to Marietta, Georgia, to be closer to family, and joined the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, where she served in the prayer ministry.
She lived in the Parc at Piedmont Senior Living Home, where she was an Ambassador. Juanita enjoyed gardening, cooking, reading, travel, and fun with family and friends. She especially enjoyed laughter and stories. She was a Godly student of the Bible, was a prayer warrior, and shared her Light and Love of the Lord throughout her community. Juanita loved children and enjoyed playing games and reading stories to her grandchildren.
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