Edith Maude Pennock

Hard working, feisty old gal—Aunt Edie! She married John Coon of Whitelow on February 18, 1903. Uncle John and Aunt Edie had two children, Norma and John Jr. Uncle John was a hard working man but he was also a soft touch for anyone who needed a dollar. Pay day would roll around and someone would come to him with a song and dance asking for money. Uncle John never could say no. Aunt Edie would threaten to throw him out of the house if he didn’t bring his pay home. What Uncle John didn’t give away, he would use to buy candy for the neighborhood children. Aunt Edie actually did throw Uncle John’s clothes out the upstairs window on one occasion. She watched for him to come home and when he got in the yard she asked him if he had his pay. He started begging her to let him come in and talk to her. She just kept throwing his clothes out the window. He pleaded and said “Coon, what will the neighbors think?” Aunt Edie loved Uncle John and always let him back in the house. He never changed! Aunt Edie was a great story teller. She could hold you spellbound with the stories about the funny things that happened in the community and in the family. She was a Christian woman and friend to everyone she met. She worked hard all of her life and served her community on the election board and wherever else she was needed.

Edith Maude Pennock

Last revised: November 4, 2002