Delmar W. Pendley, 85, passed away quietly at his daughter's home in St. Augustine, Fla. on April 3, 2011. Present were his daughter, Penny Dillingham, son, Guy Spear, granddaughters, Zara and Chandylen Pendley, all of St. Augustine, and life partner Thelma Gillis. Delmar was born in Greensboro, Ga., and grew up in Alachua, Fla. Most of his adult life was spent in Gainesville, Fla. where he founded Flair Color Lab. He later moved to St. Augustine and in 1987 he opened and ran First Class 1 Hour Photo Lab.
He loved nature and all its majesty with his favorites being photography, fishing in any body of water, and traveling with Thelma to the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, and especially Maggie Valley where he spent many happy summers with his brother and sister-in-law, Austin and Sue Pendley.
He is survived by his daughter, Penny Dillingham and husband Eric; two granddaughters, Zara and Chandylen Pendley; great grandson, Noah Del Pendley; son, Guy Spear and wife Marsha, all of St. Augustine and long time companion and life partner, Thelma Gillis of Gainesville. He was greatly loved and will be missed forever.
A Life Celebration will be held Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 1 p.m. in St. Augustine at the home of his son, Guy Spear. Family and friends are asked to RSVP to guyspear@yahoo.com if planning to attend. A private burial will be held in Alachua on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
Delmar W. Pendley, 85, passed away quietly at his daughter's home in St. Augustine, Fla. on April 3, 2011. Present were his daughter, Penny Dillingham, son, Guy Spear, granddaughters, Zara and Chandylen Pendley, all of St. Augustine, and life partner Thelma Gillis. Delmar was born in Greensboro, Ga., and grew up in Alachua, Fla. Most of his adult life was spent in Gainesville, Fla. where he founded Flair Color Lab. He later moved to St. Augustine and in 1987 he opened and ran First Class 1 Hour Photo Lab.
He loved nature and all its majesty with his favorites being photography, fishing in any body of water, and traveling with Thelma to the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, and especially Maggie Valley where he spent many happy summers with his brother and sister-in-law, Austin and Sue Pendley.
He is survived by his daughter, Penny Dillingham and husband Eric; two granddaughters, Zara and Chandylen Pendley; great grandson, Noah Del Pendley; son, Guy Spear and wife Marsha, all of St. Augustine and long time companion and life partner, Thelma Gillis of Gainesville. He was greatly loved and will be missed forever.
A Life Celebration will be held Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 1 p.m. in St. Augustine at the home of his son, Guy Spear. Family and friends are asked to RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if planning to attend. A private burial will be held in Alachua on Sunday, April 17, 2011.