Dorothy Cleo Pensoneau, age 101, passed away Mar. 1, 2025. Dorothy was born to Pearl and Ernest Crawford on Oct. 3, 1923, in Howe, TX. Dorothy married Cecil Pensoneau on Feb. 1, 1941. Dorothy and Cecil moved to Shawnee, OK in 1972, where they had a cattle farm and salvage yard and where Dorothy remained until 2021 when she moved to Lebanon, TN to be closer to her granddaughter Kim and her family. Dorothy obtained her BS and Masters in Education, as well as being a certified Reading Specialist. Throughout her almost half a century of teaching, Dorothy won numerous local, state and nationwide awards, she was invited to Presidential inaugurations and balls based on her talent and success as a teacher, and was even named in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1992 (an honor she loved to share with people who came to visit).
Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Cecil, daughter Cecilia Lewis, parents, six siblings, granddaughter Kim Wilson and grandson Joe Allen Lewis. She is survived by her sister Virginia Burrus, grandson Chris (Nikki) Lewis, grandson-in-law Brent Wilson, great grandchildren Anna (Buddy) Ladd, Daniel (Tawny) Wilson, Nathan (Randi) Wilson, Skeet (Adrianna) Lewis, Sadie Lewis, and great-great grandchildren Tanley, Crew, Crosby, and Camp Ladd, Henry Lewis, and Asher Wilson as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home & Memorial Park in Shawnee, OK. A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 15th at 9:00 am with a service immediately following at 10 am at Resthaven Funeral Home & Memorial Park, 44909 State Hwy 3, Shawnee, OK
