Deneen Fendig passed away peacefully April 3, 2013, at Elizabeth House Hospice Center near Hendersonville. She was born on June 21, 1947, in Brunswick, Ga. to parents Gladys Gowen Fendig and Albert Fendig Sr.

Deneen spent her childhood on St. Simons Island and developed her love for nature among the moss covered oaks and the marshes of Glynn. She enjoyed her extensive travels with her Mother and Father, the love of her brothers and sister, and wonderful times spent with caregivers, Nursie and James.