Penny Lou Matthews | October 30, 1960 - May 18, 2022
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted May 20, 2022 | 7:48 AM / 605 views
Celebration of Life services for Penny L. Matthews, 61, of Pukwana, SD will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the Pukwana Free Lutheran Church in Pukwana with burial in the Pukwana City Cemetery at Pukwana, SD. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hickey Funeral Chapel in Chamberlain, SD.
Penny Lou Cleek was born October 30, 1960 to Henry and Myrtle (Doran) Cleek at Mitchell, SD. She attended school through the Chamberlain Public Schools, graduating from Chamberlain High School in 1978.
On November 1, 1980, Penny was united in marriage to Jimmy Matthews. To this union, two children were born Crispin and Joden.
Penny was a lifelong employee of the Best Western Lee’s Motor Inn in Chamberlain.
She loved fishing, camping, hunting, and traveling. She enjoyed her daily walks around Pukwana, where she lived her entire life. Penny’s greatest loves were her children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Penny passed away on May 18, 2022 at Sanford Care Center in Chamberlain at the age of 61. Gratefully sharing her life are her husband Jimmy of Pukwana, SD; daughter Crispin (Chuck) Mines of Pukwana, SD; son Joden Matthews of Pukwana, SD; three grandchildren Miley Jo, Axel Thomas, and Mercedes Lou Mines; siblings Shirley (Jim) Smith of Sioux Falls, SD, Betty (Kevin) Kurtenbach of Mitchell, SD, Connie (Ed) Hanten of White Lake, SD, and Sharron (Darrell) Wise of Mitchell, SD; and many other relatives and friends.
Preceding her in death were her parents Henry and Myrtle Cleek, father-in-law Joe Matthews, and niece Judy Smith-Larsen.
