Memorial

Deputy Sheriff Isaac Pennington

Photo of Deputy Sheriff Isaac Pennington
End of Watch: Sun, Apr 16th, 1933
Date of Incident: Sun, Apr 16th, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 39

Survivors

His wife Margaret; daughters Emma, Lillian, and Moseta; sons Willard and Isaac and his mother Louisa

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Pennington was shot and killed at the Black Mountain Coal Company camp in Kenvir, Kentucky.

Deputy Pennington had arrested the man that shot him two years earlier and had witnessed against him during the trial that sent the man to an Atlanta prison for two years.

The man was arrested and convicted of killing Deputy Pennington. However, he was paroled on April 13, 1943.

Deputy Pennington's son Isaac was born two months after his death.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

Harlan County Sheriff's Office Patch
Louellen Police Department Patch
Harlan County Police Department Patch
Harlan County Sheriff's Office
210 East Central Street
Suite 202
Harlan, Kentucky 40831
(606) 573-1313
 Agency Website

Gallery

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Tributes

There is 1 tribute for Deputy Sheriff Isaac Pennington.

Deputy Sheriff Isaac Pennington
Left by Barry O'Rourke on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Was told the story of Isaac by my GGrandmother (Isaac's sister) many years ago and I just found him on the page