Connie A. Tennant, formerly of Hadley Dr., Sharon, passed away at
6:34 a.m.
Monday, September 18, 2017, in St. Paul's Home, West Salem Township. She was 86.
Mrs. Tennant was born June 25, 1931, in Greenville, a daughter of Thomas M. and Mary Jane (Ebbert) Gibbons. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1949 graduate of Sharon High School.
Prior to her marriage, she was a secretary at the former Sharon Steel Corp. A homemaker, Connie was a member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon.
Her husband of 51 years, Charles J. Tennant, whom she married March 21, 1953, passed away October 4, 2004.
Surviving are: four children, Jane Rodgers, Sharon; Karen McCarthy and her husband Michael, Hermitage; Christine McCarthy and her husband Gerry, Wilmington, MA; and Mark Tennant, Tewksbury, MA; five grandchildren, Jennifer Barris and her husband Jay; Matthew McCarthy and his wife Katelyn; Daniel McCarthy; Timothy McCarthy; and Saule Duffy; and three great grandchildren, Hunter, Harper and Teagan.
She also leaves a sister, Jane Smith, a resident at St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage; and two brothers, Thomas M. Gibbons and his wife Marcia, St. Paul's Home, West Salem Township and formerly of Hermitage; and Robert E. Gibbons and his wife Patti, San Antonio, TX.
Besides her husband, Connie was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Bob Rodgers; and a brother-in-law, Michael Smith.