Obituaries: Luther Pennington, 1931, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American
Date: May 1, 1931
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Luther Pennington Killed By Bandits Be Buried Today

Funeral services for Luther Pennington, age 51, who was killed in Nicaragua by
bandits, will be held in Goldonna this afternoon at four o'clock.

Mr. Pennington at one time lived in Winnfield and later moved to Garyville
where his family now resides.  He left the States a few months ago to go to
Nicaragua in the employ of the United Steamship and Fruit Company as a timber
estimator.

Information reached here that he was killed by bandits on April 11th and that
his body was not found until the 18th.  As soon as possible it was shipped by
way of New Orleans and will reach Goldonna this afternoon.

Mr. Pennington was a member of the Baptist Church.  He is survived by his wife
and five children, Dan, Ruth, Jack, Helen, and Donald, father, Joseph L.
Pennington of Crossett, Ark., two sisters, Misses Ina and Nina Pennington.

Mr. Pennington is the brother in law of J. M. Madden.