Alice DeVee "went by DeVee" (Ferguson) Penland
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - 31, 2020
Alice DeVee
Penland
August 25, 1936 - May 19, 2020
Alice “DeVee” Penland was
born on August 25, 1936, in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
to Clinton Guy and Grace
Ferguson. She spent most of her
childhood living with her Aunt
Gail Rader in Winnemucca
and Las Vegas, Nevada, as well
as Oregon during some of her
childhood. Her aunt moved to Cedaredge, Colorado during her high
school years, where she graduated.
She went to the senior prom with Charles Ray Penland. He fell
in love with her and brought her back from a job in California to
live on a farm with no running water or indoor plumbing to begin
her life as a farmer and rancher’s wife. She was known for growing
beautiful gardens. She milked 11 cows by hand at one time, and
they sold the cream to a creamery. She raised chickens, pigs, cattle
and other farm animals. She had a favorite cow named “Doosy” she
milked until Charles’ death in 1984.
After Charle’s death, DeVee lived in Lubbock, Texas where her
daughter was going to graduate from school and went to South
Plains College and became a Nurse’s Aide. She worked in the local
hospitals in Lubbock and for home healthcare agencies and some
private employers. She was well-loved by all who knew her and had
a sweet disposition until the end.
She is survived by her son, Ray Charles Penland (Connie Harris)
of Hotchkiss, Colorado (Redland’s Mesa); daughter, Twila Gail
Penland of Lubbock, Texas, and grandson, Shaun Charles Hawkins
of Lubbock, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles
Ray Penland and her parents. Other surviving grandchildren include
Melinda Mason, Tammy Michael, Kyler Mason, Charlie and Bryan
Nutter, and David and Alan St
