GREENVILLE, KY., Paul Darwin Denney, 86, of Owensville passed away from a brief illness on September 6, 2022 at Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation in Greenville, Kentucky. He was born November 07, 1935 in Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, and was the only child of Finley and Grace Bell Denney. He was of the Baptist faith and joined the Church at an early age. He graduated from Wayne County High School in 1953, trained as a paratrooper in the United States Army and lived most of the rest of his life in Greenville, Kentucky where he retired from Green River Gas as an oil and gas well driller and maintenance technician. He was a Master Mason in the Pond River Lodge and a Kentucky Colonel. At different times in his life, he had enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, reading, investing in the stock market, and Sunday morning breakfast with his friends.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents Finley and Grace Denney, his first wife and the mother of his children Billie June Myers Denney, infant Mary Beth Denney, fathers and mothers-in-law David and Cora Mae Myers of Greenville and Silas and Nora West of Oneida, TN, and brother-in-law Donny Myers.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 51 years Norma Jean West Denney, son Michael (Jill) Denney of Crossville, TN., grandsons Taylor Denney of Crossville, TN., and Spencer (Alexis) Denney of Spring City, TN., granddaughter Celia Denney of Nashville, TN., stepdaughter Donna (Greg) Martin of Greenville, step grandson Jeremy (Rachel Shelton) Howe of Greenville, and step great granddaughter Teela Howe of Greenville.
Visitation will be from 4pm to 6pm Friday at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville, KY with graveside services being held at 12noon EST Saturday at Elk Spring Cemetery in Monticello, KY.
Memorial contributions can be made to American Legion or VFW.
The family is very appreciative of the great doctors and nurses of the trauma center at Deaconess Mid-Town Hospital in Evansville, Indiana and the many caring employees in each department at Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation.