Carolyn Faye Denney, 84, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 12:35 pm, Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born on February 18, 1941, in Wabash, Indiana, to Melvin H. and Ida Arlene (Row) Manning.
Carolyn was a 1959 graduate of Noble High School. She married David Paul Denney at the Richvalley United Methodist Church on February 19, 1960. Carolyn worked as the accountant for Wabash Metals for 12 years, and also worked for Gough Construction in Crown Point, Indiana as well as Precision Controls in Griffith, Indiana. Carolyn was a former member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the Richvalley United Methodist Church, Wabash First United Methodist Church and the Lowell Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Lowell, Indiana Tri-Kappa. She was a longtime organist and pianist at several churches and spent many Saturday afternoon and evenings playing for weddings. Music was her passion, and Carolyn also shared her love of music by supporting high school musicals and teaching others to play the piano. She instilled this in her grandchildren, and loved accompanying them in different performances and contests. She loved spending time with her children and grandkids, as well as her husband, David.
She is survived by her husband, David Paul Denney of North Manchester; four children, Darlene (Ronald) Miller of Tallahassee, Florida, Denise Denney of Wabash, Debra (DeVon) Shepherd of Lagro, Indiana, and David (Lori) Denney of Wabash; six grandchildren, Joshua (Maggie Wells) Miller of Tallhassee, Florida, Dr. Adam (Alaina) Miller of Tampa, Florida, Douglas (Amber) Shepherd of Brighton, Michigan, Delaney (Alex Pearson) Shepherd of Lagro, Indiana, Hope Denney of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Grace Denney of Wabash, Indiana; two great-grandchildren, Samuel Wayne Shepherd and Isabelle Marie Shepherd, both of Brighton, Michigan; and her four siblings, Marilyn Crousore of Kokomo, Indiana, Bonita (Jerry) Kirtlan and Dennis (Peggy) Manning, both of Wabash, Indiana, and Marcia (Nick) Weaver of North Manchester, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Services will be private. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash.
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