Joan Denley

Joan Denley obituary, New Albany, MS

Joan Denley

Joan Denley Obituary

Visit the McKibben & Guinn Funeral Service - Grenada website to view the full obituary.
Ms. Joan Dulaney Denley, 77, of New Albany, formerly of Grenada, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026. She was born March 2, 1948 in Grenada to Max Dulaney and Fannie Lee Avery Dulaney. Joan worked for many years at Pennaco Hosiery in Grenada and later worked as a caregiver for the elderly. She enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers as well as reading and putting puzzles together. She was a member of Keownville Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with Rev. Jerry Bishop officiating. Interment will follow in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Webster County. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until service time Tuesday at McKibben and Guinn.

Survivors include her daughter, Lisa French(Burt) of Carrollton; son, Bill Denley(Leslie) of New Albany; eight grandchildren, Jacob French, Dustin Denley, Brandi Denley, Amber Meads, Misti Blankenship, James Brandon Hill, Eli Hill and Kaylee Hill; and two great-grandchildren, Cheyenne Spalding and Penelope Denley.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Katie Lee Gulledge, Betty Jean Dulaney and Catherine Cole; and brothers, Guy Hendricks and Jack Hendricks.

George Breedlove, Dustin Denley, Jacob French, Eli Hill, J.B. Hill and Jacob Lee will honor Joan by serving as pallbearers.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

McKibben & Guinn Funeral Service - Grenada

4817 Commerce St., Grenada, MS 38901

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