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Mary Lou Nelson Penny obituary highlights life of service
Mary Lou Nelson Penny died January 19, 2022, after a life of care and community. Born July 31, 1923 in Lawrence, Kansas, she grew up in Swemnee and Mountain Falls, Colorado, married Junius M. Denny in 1943, and supported her husband through deployments while raising children. She was active as a Sunday school teacher, garden club member, and library and parks board volunteer, cared for neighbors, hosted international students, and fostered friendships across cultures, remaining a fixture in Emporia and later in life involved in continuing education and church life.
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Mary Lou Nelson Penny
Kentucky Street
Lawrence
Kansas
Mary Estelle Nelson
William Oliver Nelson
Nelson
Quincy
Cordley
Pinckney
Junius M. Denny
Mary Lou
Swemnee
Mountain Falls
Colorado
Liberty Memorial High School
Jan Benny
Hutchinson
Jim Nelson
Jan
Navy Air Corps
Army
Air Corps
Jun
India
Jack && Veatch
Caruthersville
Missouri
M.N. Penny
Penny
Emporia
Charlie
Mary Low
Au Strangen
Taling Abou
Emporia Public Library
City Parks and Recreation
Ethiopia
Greece
Thailand
Taiwan
Emporia State
Mary Tou
Carmen
Oscar Hernandez
Cuba
Pennys
Columbia
South
America
Villarreals
Johnnie
Leslie
Mi Penny
Jim. Hoy