Edith Denney
Edith Louise Denney, 81, of Danville, formerly of New London, died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.
Born April 19, 1919, in Louisa County, she was the daughter of W.A. and Nellie Alexandria Buffington Havenhill.
She married Frank Alfred Denney on Dec. 28, 1939, in Wapello.
He died Feb. 7, 1992.
Mrs. Denney was a 1937 graduate of Wapello High School. She taught country school before she was married and was a homemaker and farm wife. She worked at Petzinger's Store in New London and also worked for Louisa County ASCS.
She was a member of Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Safety Rebekah Lodge 409 and Southeast Iowa Roamin' Hawks Camping Club. She enjoyed camping, playing cards, sewing and crocheting.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara N. Arwood of Madisonville, Tenn., and Deborah D. Talley of New London; one son, William F. Denney of Yarmouth; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one sister.
Visitation will begin at noon today at Elliott Chapel in New London, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mrs. Denney will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliott Chapel. Burial will be in Jaggar Cemetery, Danville.
A memorial has been established.
Edith Denney
Edith Louise Denney, 81, of Danville, formerly of New London, died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.
Born April 19, 1919, in Louisa County, she was the daughter of W.A. and Nellie Alexandria Buffington Havenhill.
She married Frank Alfred Denney on Dec. 28, 1939, in Wapello.
He died Feb. 7, 1992.
Mrs. Denney was a 1937 graduate of Wapello High School. She taught country school before she was married and was a homemaker and farm wife. She worked at Petzinger's Store in New London and also worked for Louisa County ASCS.
She was a member of Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Safety Rebekah Lodge 409 and Southeast Iowa Roamin' Hawks Camping Club. She enjoyed camping, playing cards, sewing and crocheting.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara N. Arwood of Madisonville, Tenn., and Deborah D. Talley of New London; one son, William F. Denney of Yarmouth; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one sister.
Visitation will begin at noon today at Elliott Chapel in New London, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mrs. Denney will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliott Chapel. Burial will be in Jaggar Cemetery, Danville.
A memorial has been established.
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