The old Deener House, Searcy Arkansas, now a day care center.

Hi, I am Judy Deener Brent's daughter Jennie (Virginia) and I wanted to let everyone know of my mother's passing in August. My sister and I were by her side and she died peacefully. She was a true Southerner and loved her hometown of Searcy. My sister Lytle and I grew up hearing stories about the people of Searcy, including Anita, and she raised us to cherish our roots. We have wonderful memories of Grandfather and his neighbors and friends from our many visits there. Grandfather was a great presence in our lives. We feel fortunate to still keep in touch with our Aunt Mickey who lives in New York City in the same place she's been in forever. At some point, my sister and I would love to come back to visit Searcy. I have the interesting looking chair that is set next to the "trapped" fella in the picture to remind me to return for a visit.

Is Judy Deener related to Sidney Deener? I teach at Sidney Deener Elementary and am curious about Sidney Deener.

I don't know the connection between Sidney Deener and Judy Deener but there were several of Deeners around Searcy. Sidney Deener was my second grade teacher. She retired the year after that, I don't know there was any connections between the two things. :-) My mother took over her second grade teaching job and held it for many years.

I checked out books from Richard Deener's personal library numerous times. I do mean checked out, he required the title of the book and my name be entered on a sheet. Many years ago, Judy Deener gave my Dad a gift of a leather briefcase with his initials engraved on it. We were relatives as well as friends of Mr. Deener. I don't recall why she gave the gift but Dad was quite pleased. Roger L Dobbins

Mr. Deener was an avid and prolific reader....as were his daughters Judy and Micky.
This is to Jenny: might you please contact me, thru this blog, as I would love to talk with you about your mother....and our long friendship. We were in each other's weddings.

Mr. Deener served on the Searcy school board and he had many, many books and magazines. He had just about every copy of National Geographic magazine and he would let me come over and spend hours looking at them and reading his books. I loved looking at the SHS yearbooks from the 40s and 50s with him.From what I recall, the Old Deener House was the house that Mr. Deener was living in and it was built in the late 1800s and the Deener House was the house I lived in next door, built in 1912.