Robert Penrod

Robert “Bob” Penrod, age 86, a resident of rural Dunkirk, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was a 1953 graduate of Geneva High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He farmed in Knox Township, retired from International Harvester in Fort Wayne and was a member of the Pennville Lions Club.

Bob Penrod was born Sept. 23, 1935, in Geneva, Indiana, the son of Leander and Mildred (Dunwiddie) Penrod. He was married to Thelma Ford on Aug. 6, 1961. She passed away on June 18, 1999.

Survivors include:

Two daughters — Beth Bruns (husband: Don), Coldwater, Ohio, and Julie Penrod (Mike Bruggeman), Dunkirk, Indiana

One son — Scott Penrod (wife: Michelle), Dunkirk, Indiana

Five grandchildren — Grace and Faith Bruns, Shelby McGalliard, Calli Crosby and Gage Penrod

Two great-grandchildren — Jayden and Bryson Teeter

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Randy Davis will officiate the services and burial will follow in Lawndale Cemetery east of Ridgeville, Indiana.

The family requests memorials be directed to the Jay County Fair Association to plant trees.

Condolences may be expressed at williamsonspencer.com.