EDWIN DENBY
,58, of Detroit, Mich., onetime Secretary of the Navy (1921-24); of heart disease; in Detroit. Mr. Denby was born in Evansville, Ind. As a boy he went to the Orient with his father, Charles Denby, onetime U. S. Minister to China. There he worked with the Chinese Customs Service. Returning to the U. S., he became a famed University of Michigan footballer, practiced law in Detroit, served in the Navy during the Spanish-American War, became U. S. Representative from Michigan, entered the automobile business (Denby trucks). He enlisted as a Marine private in the World War, saying: "Someone must enlist in the ranks. We can't all be officers." He became, however, a Major. As Secretary of the Navy he was implicated by rumor in the Fall-Doheny oil scandal. In 1924 the Senate passed a resolution that the President "immediately request the resignation" of Mr. Denby. This President Coolidge refused to do, but Mr. Denby resigned a week later. No evidence was ever found against him. The Supreme Court held that "he took no active part in the negotiations and that Fall, acting collusively with Doheny, dominated the making of the contracts and leases.
Source: "Time Milestones" Feb. 18, 1929
JUSTINE (CAUDILL) DINGUS
, age 74, of Riverview; November 23, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Ernest Dingus; loving mother of Ty Zaguroli, Clete (Kimberly) Dingus and Carla (Mark) Albrant; dearest grandmother of Derek, Leah, Rachael, Chelsea, Carrie, Crystal, Cameron and Nicole; dear sister of James, Betty, Pauline and Bonnie. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Stella Caudill, and one brother, Harry. Funeral Service and visitation is private. Arrangements by Michigan Memorial Funeral Home (Next to Michigan Memorial Park), 30895 Huron River Dr., Huron. Interment at Michigan Memorial Park
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