Mildred "Toots" Penton Richbourg, age 90, of Panama City, FL, passed from this life on April 3, 2015 to join her loved ones in heaven.
She was born October 28, 1924 in Bogalusa, La, the daughter of Randal Adolph Penton and Hettie Verna Warner. She was preceded in death by husband of 71 years: Adrian Dee (A.D.) Richbourg; son, Adrian Colt Richbourg; sister, Ruby Nell Penton Delcoymn; two brothers, Hewitt Hillard Penton (Jo Thelma), Joe William Penton (Mildred) and a nephew, Jeffery William Penton. Mildred was a member of St. Andrew Baptist Church for 58 years. She graduated from FSU with both B/S and M/S degrees. She was a retired Bay County Educator where she taught school for 31 years at Trinity Lutheran Kindergarten, St. Andrew Elementary School and Lucille Moore Elementary, Chapter 1. She was a member of DAR, UDC, Colonial Dames XVII Century, Bay County Genealogical Society and past Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority Member. She was also a Genealogist and Family Historian where she was a published Author of 5 Family History Books
She is survived by a son, Randal Wade Richbourg (Kay) of Panama City, FL, daughter-in-law, Bobbi Richbourg; three grandchildren: Adrian Kristian Richbourg (Natalie), Ryan Dakota Richbourg of Panama City, FL, Jordan William Richbourg of San Diego, CA (U.S. Navy), three great- grandchildren: Adrian Jacob (A.J.) Richbourg, Kinsley Ann Richbourg both of Panama City, FL, Tatum Annabella Richbourg of AL., nieces, Laura Delcoymn Roberts (Doug) of Tallahassee, FL, Carrie Delcoymn of Panama City, Madeline D'Ree Penton Sitzes of Houston, TX, Dorothy Jean (Dottie) Penton Crawford (Ronny) of Huntsville, AL; nephew, George Oliver Penton of Panama City and brother-in-law, John Albert Delcoymn of Youngstown. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, April 7 at 1 p.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery with Dr. Morris Denman officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 255 N. Michigan Ave., Fl 17, Chicago, IL 60601 (alg.org) in memory of Adrian Dee (A.D.) Richbourg or to the Historical Society of Bay County Museum, P.O. Box 1476, Panama City, FL 32402 in memory of Mildred Penton Richbourg.