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Submitted: 7/25/13 • Approved: 7/27/13 • Last Updated: 4/17/18 • R27726-G27725-S3
Jack
Oct. 29, 1942
Dec. 25, 2007
Parents:
Ralph Eugene Denney (1924 - 2002)
Flossie McDonald Denney (1922 - 1997)
Nelma
Nov. 24, 1941
Dec. 25, 2007
Parents:
Roy Dee Oran Childress (1913 - 1995)
Edith Mae Hilgenfeld Childress (1919 - 2008)
JACK AND ELAINE DENNEY
Jack Denney, 65 and Elaine Denney, 66, of Locust Grove, were found dead in their home Christmas day. Jack Raymond Denney was born on Oct. 29, 1942 in Broken Arrow to Ralph Eugene and Flossie (McDonald) Denney. Elaine Childress was born Nov. 24, 1941 in Wellington, TX, to Roy and Edith (Hilgenfeld) Childress. The couple graduated from Sperry High School in 1960 and was married on Jan. 21, 1961, in Tulsa. Jack recently retired from GRDA as a Superintendent of Mechanical Maintenance. Jack Denney was the nephew of Jess and Bonnie Denney of Talala. Other survivors include two children, Chris Denney and wife, Leatha of Allen, TX, and Sarah Keener and husband, Ladney of Locust Grove; five grandchildren, Kate, Rachel, Jakob, Kaelyn and Lyndsey and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30 at the Locust Grove High School Gymnasium with Rev. Rick Harms officiating. Burial was in Rose Cemetery under the direction of Locust Grove Funeral Home.
Contributed on 7/25/13 by tslundberg
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