Dwight A. Penland, 79, a longtime resident of Canute, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Elk City, Oklahoma, with his beloved wife by his side. Born on December 12, 1945, in Knoxville, Tennessee, he was the son of Luther Curtis and Lucille (Runion) Penland.
Dwight spent his early years in Tennessee before his family relocated to Poynette, Wisconsin, in 1957. He graduated from high school in 1964 and remained in the Poynette area until 1982, then moving to Foss (Clinton Lake), Oklahoma. He later settled in Canute, where he made his home for the rest of his life.
On February 19, 1983, Dwight married the love of his life, Sharon Knight Dettmann, in Clinton, Oklahoma.