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My cousin had this to say about her uncle:
Bruce Denney died Saturday night at Peachtree Hospice at Sparks Medical Center in Fort Smith. He was a fabulous musician, an Arranger for the United States Navy Band & held a Masters of Music from the Manhatten School of Music in New York City. He lived to be 92 with a brilliant mind. His charm and wit will be missed.

Obituary from the Northwest Arkansas News, 1 Jun 2014
Bruce Batten Denney
Bruce Batten Denney, a longtim pianist, music teacher and choirmaster, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the age of 92 in the Palliative Care Unit of Peachtree Hospice in Sparks Reginal Medical Center, Fort Smith. He was born May 14, 1922, in Fayetteville, Ark., to the late Bruce Jasper Lawrence Denney and Eva Batten Denney.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Emma LaVonne Comstock of Springdale, Ark., Mary Elizabeth Hoffmann Heckman of St. Louis, Mo., Eva Jo Browne of Dallas, Texas; and a brother, Richard Allison Denney of Fayetteville, Ark.
Survivors include his niece and caregive, Mary Jane Comstock of Rogers, Ark., nieces, Linda Otstott of San Antonio, Texas; Jean Browne of Yonkers, N.Y., Evanne Browne of Boulder, Colo.; nephews, Kenney Comstock of Rogers, Arkl, Gary Comstock of Bartlesville, Okla., David Hoffmann of St. Louis, Mo., Dennis Hoffmann of Dallas, Texas; great-nieces and nephews.
Bruce was a veteran who served in the United States Navy where he was a music arranger for the U. S. Navy Band in Washington, D.C. He and his sisters loved dancing and singing and entertained with their band "Three Belles and a Bow" at Myrtle Beach.
He was the pianist-composer for the Boys Club New York, organis-choirmaster for St. Stephen Episcopal Church in the Bronx, N.Y., Our Lady of Fatima Church in Long Island, N.Y., and the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Ill.
He graduated from Fayetteville High School and earned his bachelor's degree and master's of mus degree from Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
During retirement, his beautiful piano playing at the Bella Vista Country Club and other venues was enjoyed by many. He taught piano, organ, theory, composition, voice, solfeggio, Gregorian chant and jazz improvisation. As recently as this year he played his piano four hours a day.
A brilliant pianist and mind until the end, his charm and wit will be missed.
A family graveside service will be held with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.

Birth	14 May 1922	Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death	24 May 2014	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Father	Bruce Jasper Lawrence Denney (1887 - 1987)
Mother	Eva Batten (1890 - 1980)
Sibling	Mary Elizabeth Denney (1915 - 1971)
Sibling	Emma LaVonne Denney (1919 - 1994)
Sibling	Eva Jo Denney (1924 - 1997)
Sibling	Richard Alison Denney (1928 - 1939)