Obituary of thomas Orville Pendleton, jr.

Thomas Orville Pendleton, Jr. of Lillian, Alabama passed away after a brief illness on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the age of 93. Thomas (or T. O. as he was known to his friends) was born in Independence, Missouri on November 6, 1929, to father Thomas Orville Pendleton and Mother Martha Logsdon. T. O. enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and retired from the service in 1969 as a Master Chief Aircraft Maintenance man. He later served as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator for the City of Jacksonville, Florida and Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas. After his final retirement, T. O. enjoyed tinkering with personal computers and exploring yard sales with his devoted wife of 67 years, Joyce. He also looked forward to attending each local WRMM auction with his auction family. T. O. spent his final years watching both westerns and television game shows. Of course, he always had a book in his hand as a lifelong voracious reader. T. O. was preceded in death by his parents and by his sisters Mary Ann Pendleton and Lois Pendleton Jacoby and his brother Ralph Elliott Pendleton. He is survived by his wife Joyce Ellen Clayton Pendleton and sons Greg Pendleton and Keith Pendleton, and grandsons Jacob Palkowetz and Landen Palkowetz.