Twila Pennington Best
Twila Pennington Best, 83, of Parker, formerly of Eldorado, passed away Friday morning at Butler Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Eldorado, Parker Township, on April 12, 1938, she was daughter of the late Walter E. and Martha Zoe Pennington.
She was married May 27, 1960, to Chester “Pete” Best, who passed away in 2008.
Twila was proud to have been employed by the former Heckett Engineering of Butler for several years, and later by the former Bonetti Nursing Home of Harrisville. She retired from the staff of the Grove City Hospital.
A 1956 graduate of Fairview Township-Karns City High School, she was a longtime member of Robinson Memorial Chapel on Bennertown Road, near Parker. At the chapel, she served as treasurer and worked diligently with the dinner committee.
Surviving are a daughter, Carey Best of Parker, with whom she was residing; two sons and their wives, Peter and Michelle Best and Daniel and Tina Best, all of Eldorado; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and one sister, Myrna Dunlap of Sligo, and one brother and his wife, Alan and Deborah Pennington of Myrtle Beach, NC. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death, in addition to parents and husband, were a daughter, Tina, and son-in-law, Bill Cochran; brothers George and Dale Pennington and sister Deanna Fross, as well as infant siblings.
BEST — Private visitation for friends of Twila Best, who died Friday, April 16, 2021, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at H. JACK BUZARD FUNERAL HOME, 201 South Washington St., Eau Claire.CDC guidelines, including masks and social distancing, will be followed.She will later be laid to rest with her late husband at New Salem Cemetery in Annisville, Butler County.A memorial service will be announced later to be held at Robinson Memorial Chapel.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be sent to Robinson Memorial Chapel, 200 Robinson Rd., Parker, Pa. 16049.To view or send condolences and to send flowers and sympathy cards, visit www.buzardfuneralhomes.com.
