John Pennell was born on July 27, 1949 to Chester and Emiline Pennell in Lawton, OK. He was a graduate of Lawton High School. He went on to the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Following his military service, he became an appliance repairman and was co-owner of Action Appliance Service for over 45 years. One would often hear him say, “You’ll always have a job if you just show up on time.” In 1992, John married Josette Merrell and they recently celebrated 31 years of matrimony. Anybody that knew him knows how much he loved to spend time at Lake Eufaula with family and friends. One of his favorite sayings about going fishing for sand bass at 6 in the morning was “The early bird gets the worm.” However, he would admit that one of his favorite things to do at the lake was to take his puppies on golf cart rides. He also enjoyed sitting at the point with a pair of binoculars and bird watching. John was a man of many interests. He was an excellent dancer and loved to go two-stepping, in fact dancing is how he and Josette met. He was a very enthusiastic spectator of all things sports, but baseball was his favorite. After retirement, John thoroughly enjoyed cooking and became an outstanding chef, preparing meals that would put some restaurants to shame. Being very intelligent and enjoying reading and watching documentaries, he was full of interesting facts and knowledge. Being an outdoorsman, he also had fun flying remote controlled drones and helicopters and gardening with Josette. John is survived by his wife Josette, son Chester Pennell and family, 2 stepchildren Alan and Laura Crabtree, granddaughter April Morgan and family, and two brothers Paul Pennell and Kenneth Munson and families. John was preceded in death by his parents and sister Phyllis Pennell. Not to be forgotten are his two devoted puppies, Toby and Peanut who are also missing him terribly. Finally, as John would say, “Don’t be sad. It has to happen to us all at some point in time.”
A funeral service for John will be held Tuesday, October 10, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Primrose Funeral Service, 1109 North Porter Ave, Norman, OK 73071.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.primrosefuneralservice.com for the Pennell family.
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