Penny Lee Grace

Penny Lee Grace July 13, 1964 - Dec. 8, 2022. MAY HER NAME AND MEMORY FOREVER BE A BLESSING Penny lost a 2 1/2-year battle with lung cancer that had spread to her bones, causing excruciating pain. Mercifully, her suffering is over and she is in peace. She leaves behind a large family that loved her: husband, Leslie Grace; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Olga Freeman, grandchildren, Nathan and Mikaela Freeman, of Stephenville; mother and stepfather, Esther Bauer and Wayne Epperson of Frisco; sister, Peggy Osborne of Georgia; brothers, Roger Bauer of Alaska and John Bauer of California. She also was a loving mother to four stepchildren, helping to raise both Reeanna Gail Grace and Nicholas Bradley Grace of Brownwood, and played an important role in the lives of Jacob Aubrey Grace of Cincinnati, OH; Graham and Bekka Grace, of Fort Worth, and their one-year-old baby Grant Grace, upon whom Penny showered love even in her final days. Baby grant's first steps were walking to Penny. And not to be forgotten is the mutual love Penny shared with 4-legged Molly, who watched over her 24/7 before and after her illness. Penny was born in Allentown, Pa., and spent the first six years of her life in Pennsburg near Pennsylvania Dutch country. She was the first of three children born to her mother and father Bertram Bauer, (now deceased). The family relocated to Southern California where she spent her formative years. Penny relocated to Texas in 1980, where she later married her first husband and gave birth to her only child, Joshua Freeman, who now lives in Stephenville. Penny had served in a number of high-profile roles within the local law and code enforcement community before illness forced her retirement. Throughout her life she looked for the beauty in life. She dedicated herself to always being busy. There was never a still moment, she never stopped moving about, planting new flowers, relocating others, building retaining walls and designing walking paths throughout her backyard. She was a real "pinky" in both gardening and what she wore - pink, her, favorite color was everywhere. If you knew Penny, you knew that she loved people. Even up to her last days, she would inquire about the happenings in other's lives and then immediately say let's pray about it. She was selfless to the end. In September, she entered home hospice care, where her husband of nearly 13 years was her primary caregiver. He was frequently assisted by loving members of Cottonwood Baptist Church, where she had been a loyal member. A memorial service is at Cottonwood Church, 273 CR 527, Dublin 76446 at 11 AM on 12/13/2022. For those who choose IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, Penny had stated a preference for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital so that others can be helped.

Penny Lee Grace

July 13, 1964 - December 8, 2022