Mary Kathleen Wright Deniston, 87, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, in California.

She was born Oct. 21, 1918, in Rector.

She was preceded in death by her husband, S.J. Deniston, in 1966, and a son, Philip Deniston, in 1967.

Survivors include five children, Donna Jones of Auberry, Calif., Daina O'Donnell of Clovis, Calif., Charles Deniston of Merced, Calif., Tony Deniston and wife Diana and Sheila Sanders and husband Jack, all of Tollhouse, Calif., eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Dec. 12 in Tollhouse at the Sierra Hills Baptist Church.

Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, at Blooming Grove Cemetery near Rector.

Memorials may be sent to: Blooming Grove Cemetery, c/o Kathy Crews, 220 W. Fifth Street, Rector, AR 72461 or to Duane Deniston, 406 S. Jackson, Kennett, MO 63857.