8 Hoosier Banker March 2016 COVER STORY LNB Community Bank, Lynnville, is a thriving financial institution nestled in southwest Indiana, some 25 miles from Evansville. Lynnville itself is a tidy town of about 1,000 residents. Prominent buildings on its main street are LNB Community Bank and Pemberton-Bradley Funeral Home. The name “Pemberton” figures strongly in Lynnville history. LNB Community Bank was founded in 1907 as The Lynnville National Bank, and Pemberton family ties extend back to 1951, when the late Charles W. Pemberton was named bank president. His son Randall K. Pemberton was elected president in 1976, and his grandson Bradley K. Pemberton became president in 1997. The Pemberton family also owned and operated the local funeral home through four generations. Today Randall Pemberton, 74, is chairman of the board of LNB Community Bank and its holding company. Brad Pemberton, 50, serves the bank as president and chief executive officer. Common traits of Randall and Brad Pemberton are that both have a penchant for science and technology, and both established careers unrelated to banking before joining LNB Community Bank. Randall earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. Prior to joining the bank, he worked for 10 years as an engineer, first with Alcoa Warrick Operations in Newburgh, Indiana, then with Eastman Kodak in Kingsport, Tennessee. He also briefly managed the family funeral home parttime while operating an engineering consulting business in Lynnville. Brad studied business and computer information systems at the University of Southern Indiana. He got his career start with Aristokraft, the cabinet manufacturer based in Jasper, Indiana. By the end of his fiveyear tenure with Aristokraft, he was overseeing 100 employees as plant manager in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. Additionally both father and son are dedicated to community. Randall serves as a board member of the Warrick County Economic Development Advisory Council and the Warrick County Redevelopment Commission, and he is a past director of the Warrick County Chamber of Commerce, the Warrick County Community Foundation, the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, Warrick Hospital and the Warrick County Council. Brad has coached all three of his children’s sports, including softball, basketball and tennis; is active with his church on the finance committee, as building committee chair, as a youth group leader and as a 24-year Sunday school teacher; and ensures that the bank stays committed to area schools through weekly visits and savings programs designed for children. Both men also are devoted to family. Randall and his wife Jane, a retired teacher, have been married for 53 years. They enjoy all types of travel, from cabin stays at nearby Stanley Lake Lodge to trips abroad to Europe, South Africa and Australia. Brad’s wife Wendy is a Sunday school teacher. Musically gifted, she plays piano, sings and directs the church’s children’s choirs. Brad and Wendy have three children: Kayley, Daniel and Grant, ranging in age Randall and Brad Pemberton: Father-Son Bankers Randall Pemberton applied his engineering talents when he redesigned the LNB Community Bank headquarters 10 years ago to enlarge space, reconfigure the entranceway and add a second-story chairman’s office.
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