Chautauqua County Old Obituaries
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Penhollow, James S.
December 28, 2005
A lifelong Chautauqua County resident, he was born
July 26, 1919, in the town of Ellery, a son of Albert
and Mable Seekings Penhollow.
Jim served in the U.S. Army, 28th Division, 110th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion Company E during
World War II, from March 9, 1942 through Sept. 18,
1945 in the European Theater.
He was employed by the former Steel Partitions Inc for 15 years.
Later, he owned and Operated Jims Delivery for 21 years, retiring in 1981.
He was a life member of Henry Mosher Post 638 American Legion in Falconer and
was a member of their Firing Squad and Color Guard.
He was also a member of Chautauqua County 40/8 Voiture 446 40 ET 8; John W. Tiffany
Post 53 Veterans of Foreign Wars; Chautauqua County Color Guard; and Chautauqua
County Joint Veterans Council.
He held many positions in the various veterans organizations of which he was a
member. Jim was a past member of War Vets Recreation in Fluvanna and the Loyal
Order of Moose Lodge 1681.
For many years, he played baseball in the area, and bowled in many leagues. For 28
years, Jim was a member of the Chautauqua County Area Umpires Association and was
inducted into the Chautauqua County Umpire Hall of Fame.
Jim was profiled in Rolland Kidders book, A Hometown Went To War, for his World
War II memoirs.
His life enriched all who came in touch with him, from the people who he
delivered groceries for, to state and local dignitaries.
Surviving are his wife, Myrtle E. Spinler Cobbe Penhollow, whom he married Aug.
31, 1968; a daughter, Gloria J. Loucks Briscoe of Monroe, Ga.; three sons:
Daniel Cobbe of Gerry; David Cobbe of Jamestown; Thomas Cobbe of Dewittville;
a brother, Harold H. Penhollow of Jamestown; two sisters: Beatrice M. Lohnes
Nelson of Russell, Pa.; Patricia M. Gilbert of Jamestown; 14 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1931; his mother in 1979; a son,
Robert L. Carlton 1970; two sisters, Agnes L. Baker 1975; Bertha A. Ingerson
1991; five brothers, Almon M. 1973; Ernest F. 1930; M. Cecil 1982; Louis M.
1997; Theodore A. 1944; and his step father, Edward A. Gilbert in 1965.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Lind Funeral Home.
The Rev Mary Krahn, Hospice chaplain, will officiate.
Burial with full military honors will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm
Thursday in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Firing Squad and Color Guard
of the Henry Mosher Post 638 American Legion.
