Mildred I. Tenpenny

Mildred I. Tenpenny, age 89, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.

She was born in Corbin, Kentucky on April 1, 1934, to the late George Sawyers and Julia Logan Sawyers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her, husband, Jesse W. Tenpenny, and by several brothers and sisters.

Mildred always worried about her children, but there was never a doubt on how much she loved them all. She had a profound love for her flowers and all flowers that she encountered. A truly special mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she will be deeply missed.

Mildred is survived by her, children; Debbie Tenpenny, Donna Navarre (Troy), Denise Tenpenny, and Darrell Tenpenny; grandchildren, Thomas Woods, Tammy Dunn (Jeshuah), and Timothy Woods; great-grandchildren, Kyndall, Kinsley, Kingston, Kayla, Kelson, Keeland, and Killian, and by a host of other family, along with many friends.

Visitation for Mildred will be held from 11-12noon on Wednesday, April 18, 2023, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home, where her funeral service will follow at 12noon with Rev. Jeshuah Dunn officiating.

Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery in Corbin, Kentucky.

Arrangements by Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home, where messages may be written to the family at

vankirkgrisellfuneralhome.com