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zation CO\ ering 10 states. Ih addition. "We're very fortunate in our area that we have an excellent housing authority. There are 11 counties in this district and we have the only living facilities for the elderly in the state of Mississippi-one in Newton, one in Union and one in Carthage-and the residents love it, because it gives them a sense of independ– ence," said Denson. Denson has spent the majority of her career as a member and officer of the Motion Picture Theater Company with operations in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and t-.1ississippi. Denson is also a mem– ber of the National Association of Theater Owners of America and served on the Board and as Master of Ceremonies for a meeting in New York

She serves as secretary of the Mississippi Prison Industries Board, an organ– ization that teaches work skills to inmates so they may become productive mernbe~ of society upon their release. Denson is a lifetime member of the ECCC Alumni Association and the University of Mississippi Alumni Association. She is a mem– ber and past president of the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce Board of Directo~, Newton County Republican Women and Mississippi RepublicanWomen. Denson is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Newton, where she plays the organ. She is married to Burl Hamrick Denson and they have a daughter, Allyson Denson of Greenville.