Reverend Wayne Clyde Penland

Franklin, NC - Reverend Wayne Clyde Penland, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. He was born June 10, 1915 in Towns County, GA, the son of John Burton Penland and Mary Jane Johnson Penland. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Gladys Taylor and two step-daughters, Lou Jean Trulove Phillips and Janice Trulove Henson and husband Doyle. Three grandchildren, Randy Taylor, Regina Taylor Creech and husband James, and Freda Taylor Brooks and husband Chuck. Six great-grandchldren; eight step-grandchildren; a number of step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Miller Trulove Penland, grandson, David Taylor, step-grandson, Robert Sorrells, step-daughter, Mary Ann Trulove Sorrells, son-in-laws, Ralph Sorrells, Don Phillips, Dewey Taylor and step-great-grandson, Chris Sorrells; brother, Von Penland, sisters, Ethel Sims, Irene Kimsey Phillips, Ruby Corpening and Euel Penland also two special nepehws, Harold and Floyd Kimsey.

Wayne was the last of Burt and Mary’s six children. He was the oldest member of Mount Hope Baptist Church. He had served as assistant Pastor at Battle Branch Baptist Church in Clayton, GA. He had also taught Bible classes in several nursing homes in Georgia and North Carolina. He built chairs and stools for family and friends. Wayne loved riding and working with horses and made several trips with earlier Wagon trains. He also used horses logging timber in his younger days. He also did horse shoeing for himself and others.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 3rd at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home, with Rev. Waymon Lunsford, Rev. Alton Dendy, and Rev. Charlie Bass officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00pm, two hours prior to the service Wednesday, at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Baptist Children’s Homes of NC, PO Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-0338.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences are available by visiting bryantgrantfuneralhome.com or by email.