Daryl L. Pennington, 87, of Bismarck, ND, passed away on October 14, 2026, at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home in Bismarck.

A Funeral Service will start at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, October 20, at Capital Church, 3838 Jericho Rd, with a visitation being held one hour prior to the service.

Daryl was born on June 16, 1939, on the family farm in Richmond County, ND. He grew up working on the family farm. He then attended Hub City Bible Institute for 3 years in Aberdeen, SD, to become a pastor. He was ordained in 1963 with the Assemblies of God.

Daryl was united in marriage to the late Betty Elhard Pennington on April 14, 1963. They lived, served and pastored Assembly of God churches across ND in Walhalla, Regan, Dazey and Scranton. They moved to Bismarck in 1982 and pursued jobs. They began to fill in at McClusky Assembly of God in 1989, retiring after 30+ years. In their retirement they served at the Manor in Bismarck.

He loved woodworking—made many toys, along with a lot of other wood projects. He thoroughly enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family. He enjoyed fixing our bikes and working on the lawn mower. He even built a go-cart out of monkey bars for us kids.

Daryl was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Pennington; his parents, Leonard and Virginia Pennington; his mother- and father-in-law, Otto and Bertha Elhard; his brother, Virgil Pennington; his sister, Marcene (Kyle); and his brother-in-law, Lamar Kyle.

Grateful for having shared his life are his children: Gwen Marlow, Mark Pennington and girlfriend Terijo, Tim (Jody) Pennington, Bruce (Heather) Pennington, Paul (Melissa) Pennington; grandchildren: Kimberly (Evan) Hanson, Kevin (Shanna) Marlow, Kayla Pennington, Becca (Ian) Nelson, Chris Pennington, Elizabeth Pennington, Marshall Pennington, Tanner (Rusalyn) Pennington, Taylor (Shay) Pennington and Trevor Pennington and girlfriend Paige.

He is also survived by great-grandchildren: Westley and Reagan Hanson, Aysia Tran and Jersey and Lexie Marlow, Addy, Eva and Sadie Pennington, Ensley Nelson, Aurora and Teagan Pennington; sister and brother-in-law, Carmen and Floyd Lien; brother and sister-in-law, Galen and Deb Pennington; brother and sister-in-law, Brian and Gay Pennington; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Thelma and Carl Kvanvig.