Barbara Denny, 80, of Delight, Ark., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at her home. She was born Nov. 23, 1945, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of the late Willard Thacker and Billie Jean Starling Reed.
Mrs. Denny was a devout Christian and a proud member of the Delight Methodist Church for 46 years. She served as worship leader for many years and as board secretary up to 2023. She also was a member of the Delight EHC for several years. Barbara graduated from Grove City – Jackson High School. After high school she attended the University of Arkansas and was proud to be a student in 1964 when the Razorbacks won the National Championship. She was a huge sports fan and loved supporting many teams over the years, but her favorite was following her grandsons’ teams where she was a proud and vocal supporter.
During her 30-year career that she spent at the Pike County Courthouse, she served in the Pike County Clerk’s office, the collector’s office, and eventually was elected as the Pike County Assessor where she served for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Denny, a sister Sherry Young and one brother Chuck Thacker.
Survivors include: one daughter, Tracy Denny-Bailey and husband Scott; two grandsons Adam Bailey and wife Lainy, Alex Bailey and fiancé Allison King; two great-grandsons Madden and Maddex Bailey; one sister Tonzie Price; three sisters-in-law Kathryn Broussard, Doris A. Denny and Shirley Denny; as well as a number of nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Latimer Funeral Home in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Delight Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Delight Cemetery under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home in Murfreesboro.
You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.
