Dorothy Penton

Funeral services for Helen Dorothy Penton, 98, of Gainesville, formerly of Rosston, are scheduled for 10:30 am Saturday, December 8 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Perryman Cemetery in Forestburg. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 10:30 am Saturday, December 8, prior to the funeral.


Mrs. Penton passed away December 4, 2012 in Gainesville. She was born November 10, 1914 in Forestburg.


Mrs. Penton married Weldon ‘Witt’ Bailey Penton on April 8, 1939. She was a graduate of Forestburg High School. Mrs. Penton retired from JC Penny’s in Gainesville following over 40 years of service. She loved raising horses and livestock on her ranch in Rosston. An avid photographer, Mrs. Penton especially enjoyed photographing scenery, landscapes, and their livestock.


Survivors include: sister, Nancy Jo Minton of Denton; sister, Jimmie Ruth Setzer of Mesquite; nephew, Thomas Setzer of Mesquite; niece, Cheryl Setzer of Mesquite; devoted great-niece, Linda Roller; and devoted friend, Sue Hughs.


Mrs. Penton was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon ‘Witt’ Bailey Penton; step-father, E. E. Kuykendall; and mother, Anna Schultz Kuykendall.


Pallbearers will be Victor Wilson Penton, Jr., James L. Penton, Jr., Andrew Mitcheltree, Tom Richardson, Weldon Settle, Bryan Hughs, and Grady Roller.