Lenora Bedgood Denton, age 91, passed away on  Saturday, October 12, 2013. Born in Nash County on August 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John Gilbert Bedgood and Nancy Boone Bedgood. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Martin Denton; brother, George W. Bedgood; and sister, Betty Jane Kennedy.
She is survived by her children, Kay Denton Newell and husband Terry and Carol Denton Hales; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held October 14 at Rocky Mount Memorial Park with Rev. William “Bill” Grisham and Rev. Terry-Michael Newell Jr. officiating.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 505 S. Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount NC 27804.
Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.