Patricia Gokey Pennebaker, 88, died at home Friday, March 1. She was born August 19,
1935 in Detroit, Michigan.
Pat was predeceased by her parents Theresa and Douglas Gokey, her husband Kenneth J.
Pennebaker, and her children Mark, Bryan and DeeDee Pennebaker.
She is survived by her daughters Mary Pennebaker and Laura Eppley (Rod), her
grandchildren Anne Orand (Darden), Dianne Eppley (Thomas Sepulvado), Kate Young
(Stephen), Liza Bowers (Devin), Jack Pennebaker (Blair), Layne Pennebaker and Paige
Pennebaker and great-grandchildren Ivy Anne Bowers, Penn Young and Darden Orand
III.
Beyond her faith, Pat’s greatest joy in life was her family. She had a love for all things
beautiful and enjoyed interior design. She was a “fixture” at Immaculate Conception
Church, active for years in Adoration and the Flower Guild.
A rosary will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6 at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in North Little Rock. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 at the church
followed by a private burial at Calvary Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock,
AR 72116 or the charity of your choice.