The Rev. O.E. Permenter, resident of Corsicana, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday afternoon, Aug. 12, 2011, at age 87.
He was born in Center, Texas, on Jan. 30, 1924, to Claude O. Permenter and Annie Mae Kimbro Permenter. O.E. served his country in World War II in the United States Army and the Merchant Marines. He earned a scholarship to play football at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he received a bachelor's and a master's degree. On June 23, 1949, he married Genell Godley in Cayuga, Texas, and he taught school and coached for six years. He answered God's call to the ministry and received a Master of Divinity Degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1960. For 50 plus years, he pastored churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and Maryland. During his entire ministry, he was devoted to mission work. He led and participated in mission trips in the Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, Belize, and Haiti, helping those in need.
O.E. was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, C.O. Permenter and Bill Permenter.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Genell Permenter of Corsicana; daughter Cinda and Marcus Melton of Blooming Grove, and son Mark and Selma Permenter of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses Julie and Drew Barfield of Arlington, Shellie and Ryan Razloznik of San Antonio, Zack and Brittany Melton of Waxahachie, Sara Permenter of Arlington, and great granddaughter Samantha Melton of Waxahachie. Also, he is survived by two sisters, Faye Thornton and Shirley Stockwell, both of Dallas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug., 15, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Corsicana with the Rev. Danny Reeves, the Rev. B.F. Risinger, and the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Calvin Knauth, Billy Willingham, Jim Brondstadt, R.M. Bowden, Blaine Johnson, and Wayne Rose.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
He was born in Center, Texas, on Jan. 30, 1924, to Claude O. Permenter and Annie Mae Kimbro Permenter. O.E. served his country in World War II in the United States Army and the Merchant Marines. He earned a scholarship to play football at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he received a bachelor's and a master's degree. On June 23, 1949, he married Genell Godley in Cayuga, Texas, and he taught school and coached for six years. He answered God's call to the ministry and received a Master of Divinity Degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1960. For 50 plus years, he pastored churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and Maryland. During his entire ministry, he was devoted to mission work. He led and participated in mission trips in the Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, Belize, and Haiti, helping those in need.
O.E. was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, C.O. Permenter and Bill Permenter.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Genell Permenter of Corsicana; daughter Cinda and Marcus Melton of Blooming Grove, and son Mark and Selma Permenter of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses Julie and Drew Barfield of Arlington, Shellie and Ryan Razloznik of San Antonio, Zack and Brittany Melton of Waxahachie, Sara Permenter of Arlington, and great granddaughter Samantha Melton of Waxahachie. Also, he is survived by two sisters, Faye Thornton and Shirley Stockwell, both of Dallas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug., 15, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Corsicana with the Rev. Danny Reeves, the Rev. B.F. Risinger, and the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Calvin Knauth, Billy Willingham, Jim Brondstadt, R.M. Bowden, Blaine Johnson, and Wayne Rose.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
The Rev. O.E. Permenter, resident of Corsicana, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday afternoon, Aug. 12, 2011, at age 87.
He was born in Center, Texas, on Jan. 30, 1924, to Claude O. Permenter and Annie Mae Kimbro Permenter. O.E. served his country in World War II in the United States Army and the Merchant Marines. He earned a scholarship to play football at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he received a bachelor's and a master's degree. On June 23, 1949, he married Genell Godley in Cayuga, Texas, and he taught school and coached for six years. He answered God's call to the ministry and received a Master of Divinity Degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1960. For 50 plus years, he pastored churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and Maryland. During his entire ministry, he was devoted to mission work. He led and participated in mission trips in the Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, Belize, and Haiti, helping those in need.
O.E. was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, C.O. Permenter and Bill Permenter.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Genell Permenter of Corsicana; daughter Cinda and Marcus Melton of Blooming Grove, and son Mark and Selma Permenter of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses Julie and Drew Barfield of Arlington, Shellie and Ryan Razloznik of San Antonio, Zack and Brittany Melton of Waxahachie, Sara Permenter of Arlington, and great granddaughter Samantha Melton of Waxahachie. Also, he is survived by two sisters, Faye Thornton and Shirley Stockwell, both of Dallas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug., 15, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Corsicana with the Rev. Danny Reeves, the Rev. B.F. Risinger, and the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Calvin Knauth, Billy Willingham, Jim Brondstadt, R.M. Bowden, Blaine Johnson, and Wayne Rose.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
He was born in Center, Texas, on Jan. 30, 1924, to Claude O. Permenter and Annie Mae Kimbro Permenter. O.E. served his country in World War II in the United States Army and the Merchant Marines. He earned a scholarship to play football at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he received a bachelor's and a master's degree. On June 23, 1949, he married Genell Godley in Cayuga, Texas, and he taught school and coached for six years. He answered God's call to the ministry and received a Master of Divinity Degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1960. For 50 plus years, he pastored churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and Maryland. During his entire ministry, he was devoted to mission work. He led and participated in mission trips in the Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, Belize, and Haiti, helping those in need.
O.E. was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, C.O. Permenter and Bill Permenter.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Genell Permenter of Corsicana; daughter Cinda and Marcus Melton of Blooming Grove, and son Mark and Selma Permenter of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses Julie and Drew Barfield of Arlington, Shellie and Ryan Razloznik of San Antonio, Zack and Brittany Melton of Waxahachie, Sara Permenter of Arlington, and great granddaughter Samantha Melton of Waxahachie. Also, he is survived by two sisters, Faye Thornton and Shirley Stockwell, both of Dallas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug., 15, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Corsicana with the Rev. Danny Reeves, the Rev. B.F. Risinger, and the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Calvin Knauth, Billy Willingham, Jim Brondstadt, R.M. Bowden, Blaine Johnson, and Wayne Rose.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
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