Margaret Louise Denney, age 75, of Fair Grove, MO, found eternal rest at 5:45 a.m., Friday, July 6, 2012 at Jordan Creek Health Care after a long illness. She was born December 27, 1936, in Ozark, MO, to Ernest and Frances (Edgar) Bates. She was united in marriage to Paul Robert Denney on May 19, 1955 in Springfield, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Frank and Mary Frances Bates; one son, Mack Denney; one brother, Darrell Bates; and two sisters, Helen Beatrice Wright and Vanda May Warren.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Denney of the home; one daughter, Becky Denney Paschall and husband Brent of Pleasant Hope; one sister, Janis Lanius and husband Jim of Lebanon, TN; her two loving puppies Daisy and Beau; and a host of family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO with Mr. Ray Sullins officiating. Burial will be held in Rock Prairie Cemetery, Pleasant Hope. Visitation will be held from 5-7p.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercy Hospice. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO. Online condolences may be made at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com. or on Margaret’s Facebook page