Former Covington Mayor Giles Pennington Dies At 84
Times Picayune  05-21-1996

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Giles P. Pennington Sr., a former mayor of Covington in the 1960s, died
Saturday at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. He was 84.

Mr. Pennington, an engineer who once worked for the Louisiana Department of
Transportation, was mayor from 1965 to 1967, completing the term of Emile
Menetre, who died in office.

Before that, Mr. Pennington was a Covington City Council member from 1947 to
1965.

"He was very popular," said Ernest J. Cooper, who took over as mayor after
defeating Mr. Pennington in a 1967 election. "He served the community well. He
will be missed by a lot of people."

Cooper, who served six four-year terms, said he and Mr. Pennington remained
friends after the election and once took a ride from Wisconsin to Covington
together to deliver the city a new garbage truck.

"It was hilarious, he and I in that truck," he said. "We've been friends the
whole time. He was a good man, easy to get along with."

Mr. Pennington was born in Madisonville and lived in Covington for many years.

He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in
civil engineering. He was a four-year letterman in several sports. He was a
Navy Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II.

He was a parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church and a member of the Knights
of Columbus, Fourth Degree; the Rotary Club; and the American Legion.

Survivors include a son, Giles P. Pennington Jr.; a daughter, Katherine P.
Gotschall; a sister, Shirley Pennington Faulk; six grandchildren; and a great-
grandchild.

A Mass was said Monday at St. Peter Catholic Church. Burial was in Garden of
the Pines Mausoleum. Schoen Funeral Home handled arrangements.