Denise Louise Nims, 67

Denise Louise Pennington Nims, 67 of Lucasville died Tuesday March 8, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born August 10, 1948 to the late Ray Lee and Mary Louise Doherty Pennington. Denise was a Trainer and Sales Rep. for State Electric and was the first female to be hired by State Electric as a Sales Rep. She was a member of the Board of Directors for Scioto Residential Services (SRS) and loved to travel to Europe.

Denise is survived by her son, Kenneth Nims of Portsmouth, 3 brothers; Jeffrey Pennington of Blue Creek, Christopher (Cyndi) Pennington of St. Augustine, Florida, and Craig (CB) of Gainesville, Florida. 4 sisters; Raye Lee "Julie" (Eddy) Arnold of Howard, Ohio, Mary Beth (David) O'Dell of Lucasville, Diana Lynn Brown of Commerce, Georgia and Jamie Sexton of Wheelersburg, and special friends Dwight and Linda Murphy.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday March 11, 2016 at the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth with Pastor Mitch Webb officiating and interment in Scioto Burial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 8:00 PM on Thursday and one hour prior to the service on Friday. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations be made to SRS and SOMC Hospice in Denise's name. Condolences may be sent to www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com