Lavern Penrod

Lavern Lorraine Penrod, 73, of Jackson died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at Jackson Manor.

She was born May 24, 1932, at Brazeau, Mo., daughter of Martin and Amalia Rabold Kutscher. She and Charles Roy Penrod were married Nov. 23, 1950.

Penrod was a 1950 graduate of Jackson High School. She worked on the family farm with her husband and was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church at New Wells.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Monte Penrod of Jackson; a daughter, Sharon Thurm of Altenburg, Mo.; a brother, Velmer Kutscher of Festus, Mo.; and a grandson.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Friends may call at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Walter Patzwitz officiating. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery at Pocahontas.