Denny Wedge Scholarship Fund

 

Paul Dencil “Denny” Wedge, Jr., age 85, died on June 20, 2024. Denny was born on November 13, 1938 to his late parents Paul Dencil Wedge, Sr. and Lillian Herrig Wedge in Fostoria, Ohio. He graduated from Point Pleasant High School in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and from Western Kentucky State Teachers College in 1961 with both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree. Denny was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. On July 4, 1964, Denny married Carol Sue Haskins, a union that lasted 55 years until Carol’s death in 2019.

Denny served his country in the Army D Company, 32nd Armored Division. He and Carol both taught school in Florida, Denny teaching high school biology and coaching football. In 1967, the Wedges moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and immediately immersed themselves in the community. He opened his own insurance company selling life insurance and volunteered his time as an assistant football coach under Jimmy Feix at Western Kentucky University.

Denny served as both a Deacon and an Elder at The Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green, as well as a member of Western Kentucky University’s Board of Regents, the Bowling Green City School Board, the Morning Rotary Club, AAA Board of Kentucky, November 13 Birthday Club, and he was active with a number of other groups.

The great joy of Denny’s life was spending time with family. He is survived by his son Paul Dencil Wedge, III and his wife Jody, their children Paul Baylor Wedge and Lily Clay Wedge; and his daughter Julia Ann Wedge (with whom he shared his November 13 birthday), and her children Michael George Spencer, Jr., Matthew Morris Spencer, “King” Paul David Spencer, and Caroline Rebecca Wedge; his sisters Beverly “Toodle” Wedge Cottrill and Betsy “Fluff” Wedge Blain, and his brother Jimmy Joe Wedge; and numerous nieces and nephews. Denny was preceded in death by his son David Morris Wedge and his brother Richard Henry Herrig.

To honor his memory, family members established a scholarship fund in his name. The fund assists deserving students to obtain a higher education. Through this fund, Denny's legacy lives on.