Carsie K Denning

Coats:  Mr. Carsie K Denning, Sr., age 93, of Coats died Tuesday at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday  at the Coats Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Rodney Baker. A private burial will be held at Lee Family Cemetery, Meadow. Mr. Denning was born March 22, 1922 in Harnett County to the late Billy Arthur and Ida Mae Williams Denning.  He was also preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Mary Lee Denning, and daughter, Dyan Lee Denning.  Mr. Denning received his degree in Electrical Engineering from N. C. State University.  He was a veteran of World War II where he served in Europe and the Korean Conflict where he served in Washington, DC.   In 1983, Mr. Denning retired as Assistant Controller of the N. C. State Department of Education and was given the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Hunt.  After retirement, he operated his own consulting engineering firm until 2004.  Mr. Denning was a registered Professional Engineer and Electrical Contractor and performed many engineering design projects in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Mr. Denning was a member of the Angier Masonic Lodge and the Dunn Shrine Club.  He was also a member of Coats Baptist Church.  He grew up on a tobacco farm, and for the last several years he enjoyed retirement in Coats. Survivors are wife, Jennie Grimes Stephenson Denning; son and daughter-in-law, Carsie K, Jr., and Dawn Denning of Coats; grandchildren, Garyen Denning, Carrie Denning, and Shawn Shue; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Arthur Denning of Morehead City; step-children, Rev. Steve Stephenson of Princeton, Kathy & Bill Gerber of Henderson, Diane Allen of Lillington, and Ellen Brown of Lillington; ten step-grandchildren; and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.  Family will receive friends from 5:00PM-7:00PM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats and other times at the home of Carsie K Denning, Jr. 2675 Abattoir Road, Coats, NC 27521. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Coats Baptist Church Video Ministry, P. O. Box 297, Coats, NC  27521.