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Edna Wilson <I>Smith</I> Denney

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Edna Wilson Smith Denney

Birth
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Death
17 Jan 2003 (aged 84)
Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4894214, Longitude: -88.9281827
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BLOOMINGTON - The funeral of Edna W. Denney, 84, of 2 Ethell Parkway, Bloomington, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. The Rev. Cyndy McBride will officiate. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the memorial home.

She died at 3:20 p.m. Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

She was born July 1, 1918, at Somerset, Ky., the daughter of Alfred J. Smith and Ada L. Crockett. She married James Orville Denney on Dec. 27, 1933, in Bobtown, Ky. He died June 13, 1987.

Surviving are one son, Jim (Louise) Denney, Bloomington; one daughter, Sharon (Bill) Hunt, Springfield; one brother, Gilbert (Sherry) Smith, Bloomington; one sister, Iva (Robert) Gaddis, Bejemge, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Her parents; one daughter, Jean, five brothers, two sisters and one grandson preceded her in death.

She was a former member of the Towanda Baptist Church. Edna was a member of the Bloomington Moose, Elks and Eagles Lodges. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and she was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was a former caregiver in the Bloomington-Normal area. She enjoyed gardening. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to all who knew her.
BLOOMINGTON - The funeral of Edna W. Denney, 84, of 2 Ethell Parkway, Bloomington, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. The Rev. Cyndy McBride will officiate. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the memorial home.

She died at 3:20 p.m. Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

She was born July 1, 1918, at Somerset, Ky., the daughter of Alfred J. Smith and Ada L. Crockett. She married James Orville Denney on Dec. 27, 1933, in Bobtown, Ky. He died June 13, 1987.

Surviving are one son, Jim (Louise) Denney, Bloomington; one daughter, Sharon (Bill) Hunt, Springfield; one brother, Gilbert (Sherry) Smith, Bloomington; one sister, Iva (Robert) Gaddis, Bejemge, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Her parents; one daughter, Jean, five brothers, two sisters and one grandson preceded her in death.

She was a former member of the Towanda Baptist Church. Edna was a member of the Bloomington Moose, Elks and Eagles Lodges. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and she was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was a former caregiver in the Bloomington-Normal area. She enjoyed gardening. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to all who knew her.


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  • Created by: Shelly Bihm
  • Added: Dec 3, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101662194/edna_wilson-denney: accessed ), memorial page for Edna Wilson Smith Denney (1 Jul 1918–17 Jan 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101662194, citing East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Shelly Bihm (contributor 46979428).