DONGOLA, Ill. -- William Tell Penrod of Dongola died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998, at the Jonesboro Healthcare Center. He was 100.

He was born Sept. 7, 1897, in Trigg County, Ky., the son of Charlie and Nannie Avert Penrod. He married Pearl Blanks in Ripley County, Mo., on March 18, 1916. She preceded him in death.

He worked as a barber until his retirement and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dongola.

Survivors include three daughters, Ruby Robinson of Potosi, Mo.; Opal Champine of Radcliff, Ky., and Pauline Eifert of Jonesboro; two brothers, Alvin Penrod of Fairdealing, Mo., and Woodrow Penrod of Richmond, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; 16-great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, three sisters and three brothers.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hileman & Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating.

Burial will be at Mount Olive Cemetery near Dongola.