Obituaries

Marian "Penny" LeGrand

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Marian "Penny" LeGrand, 94, of Jefferson City, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at The Arbors at Westbrook Terrace. She was born November 12, 1921, in Prentiss, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Theo and Minnie Polk Weathersby. She was united in marriage on June 24, 1945, in the U.S. Naval Repair Base Chapel in Algiers, Louisiana to Felix John LeGrand, who preceded her in death on January 19, 2013. She attended schools at Prentiss, Mississippi, graduated from New Hebron High School in New Hebron, Mississippi in 1939, and graduated from Jackson Commercial College in Jackson, Mississippi. She worked for Mississippi Power and Light from 1940-1944. She joined the U.S. Navy (WAVES) in May of 1944. She reported to boot camp June 1, 1944, at Hunter College, Bronx, New York. She was stationed at the 8th Naval District in New Orleans, Louisiana and the U.S. Naval Repair Base in Algiers, Louisiana. She was honorably discharged September 13, 1945. After her discharge, she worked at Stephens College and was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing bridge, reading, sewing, and cooking. Survivors include three daughters, Marilyn Sue LeGrand, Manzanita, Oregon; Martha Jean (John) Leadbitter, Estes Park, Colorado; Mary Elizabeth "Marybeth" (Kevin) Hunton, Jefferson City; nine grandchildren, JoAnn (Joe) Vandel, Deborah (Joe) Ramos, Catherine Mealey, Paul (Denise Desjardins) Rudd, Elena (Kristian) Colvin, Kyla (Craig) Schrimpf, Simon McCormack, Kara (Denny) Higgins and Karli Hunton; 12 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a sister, Eugenia "Dena" Miller; a brother, Charles Wayne and an infant grandson, Paul Felix Hunton. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph S. Corel officiating. Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN; or to Hospice Compassus, 600 Monroe Street, Suite 100, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.

Published July 24, 2016