Barbara Faye Simpson Pennington, 87, Muscle Shoals, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2022. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 22, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel with Ben Hayes officiating. Interment will be in Old Brick Cemetery, Leighton.
Barbara was a member of Highland Park Church of Christ. She was a teacher with Sheffield City Schools for 29 ½ years and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas M. Pennington; parents, John and Imogene Simpson; sister Wynelle Bolton; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Janie Simpson.
Barbara is survived by her daughters, Michele Reaves (Sanford) and Stacy Hughes (Lang); brother, Randy Simpson (Doris); sister, Peggy Napier; brother-in-law, Billy Bolton; grandchildren, Alec Pennington, Jennifer Reaves, Mallory Reaves, and Anna Grace Hughes; great-grandchildren, Daniel Fuller, Mattie Fuller, and Lucy Ann Bailey; special friend, Joyce Rose; special niece, Misty Campbell; and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Sanford Reaves, Lang Hughes, Alec Pennington, Tyrus Mansell, Christian Campbell and Garyson Campbell.
The family would like to thank Hospice of North Alabama; special friend and caregiver, Machelle Williams; and the other special caregivers that have been so loving and kind to her in her last years. Special recognition goes to the staff of Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home.
