St. Clair County Obits

MALINDA BAILEY DENNEY

Mrs. Malinda Denney died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Hughes in Independence, Kansas, February 4 , 1925, aged eighty-nine years, two months and ten days.
The relatives and friends in Independence prepared the body for burial, and it was accompanied by the
daughter, Mrs. A.A.Hughes and James W.Smith a grandson of the deceased, to Lowry City, Mo. where funeral services were held Saturday, February 7, in the M.E. Church at 10:30, o'clock, a.m., conducted
by Rev.Walker W. Long, pastor of Osceola, Grace M. E. Church, after which the body was laid to rest in the
Mt. Zion cemetery in Henry county.
Malinda Bookout was born in the state of Kentucky, November 24, 1835. Being left an orphan at an early
age she grew to womanhood among her relatives and friends in Kentucky, later coming to North Missouri,
where she was united in marriage to Titus T. Bailey, July 15,1856. Six children, three boys and three girls
were born to this union; four of them having preceded her to the Heavenly home. Two daughters still survive:
Mrs. A. A.Hughes of Independence, Kansas, and Mrs.Ella Purtle of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Mr. Bailey became broken in health and with his faithful wife and children made two overland trips with teams and wagons across the Great Plains to the Oregon and California counties with the hope of regaining his health. Returning to Missouri, he bought and located on a farm near Lowry City, but was soon called by death, leaving his wife and children, who continued to live on the farm for some time.
After the death of her husband, Titus T. Bailey, she again married, to Henry Denney in June 1880. She was
soon again widowed by the death of Mr. Denney, since which time she resided on the Denney homestead for
awhile, later removing to Lowry City where she continued to live for many years. Becoming aged and
weakened with infirmities she left her home in Lowry City over a year ago and lived with her daughters in
Kansas, until she closed her eyes in the peaceful sleep of Death to awaken in the arms of the Beloved
Saviour, whom she trusted and loved so well.
Malinda Denney united with the church at an early age and at all time was faithful, devout Christian. She
was a member of the Lowry City M.E.Church, where she still held her membership at the time of her death.
Until her physical strength failed her and she could not easily get to the church building, Grandma Denney
was always a regular attendant and one of the valiant workers in all the activities of church work. The
greatest comfort she had during the long, lonesome years of her widowhood was studying her Bible and
doing what she could to make her children and friends happy. Her kind and loving disposition won her a host
of friends who all deeply mourn her departure; but we know because of her good, Christian character she is
safely at rest in the Heavenly Master's arms; and is now free from all suffering and pain.
The immediate family to mourn her death, besides the two daughters and grandson, James W.Smith mentioned above, consists of several grandchildren, and the following named stepchildren: H.A.Denney of Lowry City, D.W.Denney of Osceola and E.N.Denney of Clinton.

Card of  Thanks
We hereby express sincere and heartfelt thanks to all the kind friends in and around Lowry City and Mt.Zion
who assisted in any way during the funeral services and burial of our beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Malinda Denney. We appreciated your kindness.

Mrs. A. A.Hughes, James W. Smith, Warner Purtle, Earl Purtle, Mr.and Mrs. H. A.Denney, Mr.and Mrs.
E. N. Denney, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Denney.

Funeral Card
Malinda Denney
Born: November Twenty-fourth, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-six.
Died: February Fourth, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-five, at Independence, Kansas
At the age of Eighty-eight Years, Two Months and Ten Days
Funeral Services at the Lowey City M.C. Church, at 10:30 O'clock A.M. Saturday, February Seventh,
Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-five
Conducted by Rev. W. W. Long of Osceola
Internment at Mt. Zion, Missouri