1.0The News Journalhttps://qa.thenewsjournal.netrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0efqLVqj8Q"><a href="https://qa.thenewsjournal.net/hettie-lou-pennington/">Hettie Lou Pennington</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://qa.thenewsjournal.net/hettie-lou-pennington/embed/#?secret=0efqLVqj8Q" width="600" height="338" title="“Hettie Lou Pennington” — The News Journal" data-secret="0efqLVqj8Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://qa.thenewsjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/W-Hettie-Lou-Pennington001.gif259363Hettie Lou Pennington, 76, of Corbin, passed away Thursday evening, December 28, 2017 at her home. Born in Williamsburg, she was a daughter of the late Arch and Nancy Richardson Caudill. She had worked as a laboratory technician in the offices of Dr. Gene Scott and Dr. J. M. Watts. Hettie was a member of First Baptist Church in Williamsburg and had enjoyed singing in the choir at her church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Arch “Pat” Caudill, a sister Nancy “Cheerio” Wyatt, and a grandson Michael Pennington. Hettie Lou is survived by her husband Walter Pennington, Sr.; children: Walter Pennington, Jr., Suzanne Marie Opalka and husband David, and Scott David Pennington and wife Kimberly; nine grandchildren: Brittany Marie Sarver, Susan Jennifer Pennington, Walter Pennington, III, Laranda Nancy Opalka, Kalyna Olga Opalka, Sophia Louise Opalka, Kendall Rose Pennington, Evan Scott Pennington, and Dawson Kelly Pennington; and a brother William Ancil “Bud” Caudill. Her visitation will be from 6 until 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home, and from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at First Baptist Church in Williamsburg. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. there with Rev. Ande Myers and Rev. Robert White officiating. Interment will be at the Ryan Cemetery in Whitley County. Messages may be sent to the Pennington family at www.vankirkgrisellfuneralhome.com.