Lida Lee Denney Erben passed away at her home on December 9, 2017 at the age of 88. She was born on January 14, 1929 in Shreveport, LA to Lida Wilhelmina “Wilma” Biedenharn and Earl Andrews Denney. At the age of 2 her family moved to Wichita Falls, TX when her parents took over the ...
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