July 28, 1929 –  August 18, 2011 Fern was a retired bank teller and a member of the First Baptist Church of Richardson. Her parents were Hurbert and Celeta Hawkins Fletcher. She married Lindsey Ardell Penny on October 19, 1946 in Whitewright, Texas. She is survived by her daughter Elaine Ellis of Mesquite and son and his wife Rick & Jane Penny of Brady, grandchildren Rebecca & Jordan Ellis, brothers Orville & Bobby Fletcher, and sisters Christine Young and Earlene Marshall.