Mrs. Mable Elizabeth Penfield, age 93, of Saint Pauls, North Carolina, departed this life peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at GlenFlora in Lumberton.

Born on October 2, 1932, in Robeson County, North Carolina, Mable was the daughter of the late Neil Archie Parnell and the late Lena Bell Holder Parnell. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Marshall Penfield; her son, Robert E. Penfield; her brother, Murray Mack Parnell, Sr. and several other brothers and her sisters, Myrlene Parnell and Letha Mae Parnell.

Mable was a hardworking woman who spent many years working in the textile industry. She enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and found joy in people watching, playing bingo, and especially enjoying meals from Ferguson’s Restaurant.

Left to cherish her precious memories are her children, Tommy Penfield (Jan), Joe Penfield (Lana), Danny Ray Penfield (Jennifer), Rudy Lennon (Melinda), and Rose Marie Lewis; 11 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great grandchildren; along with a host of extended family and friends who will deeply miss her.

A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at McNeill-Legacy Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 3:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

McNeill-Legacy Funeral Home is honored to serve the Penfield family.