GENE PINNON

WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Gene Pinnon, 78, of Wolf Lake died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at his home.

He was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Finley, Tenn., son of Charlie and Berdie Permenter Pinnon.

He married Hazel Dean Smith in New Madrid, Mo., on June 21, 1942.

He farmed and had retired from Shawnee District 84 after 23 years of service.

He is survived by his wife; five sons, Clyde and Paul Pinnon, both of Wolf Lake, Ken Pinnon of Lick Creek, James Leroy Pinnon of Wickliff, Ky., and Charles Vernon Pinnon of Grand Tower; two sisters, Lois Jones of Benton, Mo., and Norma Otts of Rockford; a brother, Ricky Pinnon of Beloit, Wis.; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Hileman and Parr Funeral Services in Jonesboro. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Stamp officiating. Burial will be at the Jonesboro Cemetery.