Stanley Edward Pendlum

With deep love and gratitude, we remember the life of Stanley Edward Pendlum, age 76, who passed away in Atlanta, Georgia on October 12, 2025, from an extended illness following cancer.

Born on December 9, 1948, in Mansfield, Ohio to Clayton and Rema (Bond) Pendlum, Stan lived a life characterized by hard work and generosity to all who knew him. Intellectually curious from childhood, he excelled in his studies and in his career. After obtaining a college degree from Morehead State University, he served a four-year interval in Teheran, Iran with the United States Air Force. Stan obtained a master’s degree in economics from the University of Tennessee following completion of military duties.

Stan’s distinguished career in animal health pharmaceuticals led him to spend eight years in Asia servicing 13 countries in the Pacific Rim before landing in Atlanta, Georgia where he resided since 2000. Prior career highlights included time in Newton, Kansas, Saint Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois working for farm machinery manufacturers.

In retirement, Stan’s spent endless hours in his woodworking shop and fishing every opportunity presented. He ventured to Fort Smith, Montana several times each year to flyfish with friends on the Little Big Horn River and relished lake fishing in North Carolina year-round.

Stan is survived by sister Linda Simpson and brother-in-law Stephen Simpson of Morehead, Kentucky; brother David Pendlum of Grayson, Kentucky; sister Rita Skaggs and brother-in-law Frank Skaggs of Atlanta, Georgia; brother Darrell Pendlum and sister-in-law Kaye Pendlum of McMinnville, Tennessee; sister Regina Jaynes and brother-in-law Brent Jaynes of Morehead, Kentucky; and, brother Scott Pendlum of Grayson, Kentucky. He is preceded in death by brother Larry Pendlum of Naples, Florida.

To commemorate Stan’s birth and honor his legacy, a family-hosted Celebration of Life will be held in Morehead, Kentucky on December 9, 2025. Donations may be made in his memory to the Cancer Research Institute Cancer Research Institute, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Blood Cancer United or Hospice Care Hospice Foundation of America.