Denton, William A.

1901 - 1967  (66 years)

• Name	Denton, William A.
  Birth	11 Feb 1901	Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DENT.W002
  _FGRAVE	139585988
  Death	3 Nov 1967	Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
  Burial	Arborcrest Memorial Park, Funkhouser, Effingham County, Illinois
  Person ID	I50438	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Denton, Joel Isaac,   b. 21 Apr 1860, Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana d. 12 May 1943, Missouri (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Fender, Rosetta 'Rosa',   b. 12 Jul 1869, Owen County, Indiana d. 31 May 1949, Mississippi County, Missouri (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1884
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years and 8 months - She : ~ 14 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F18200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Woody, Bernice M.,   b. 1899   d. 1989 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F18204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1901 - Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois Death - 3 Nov 1967 - Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Burial - - Arborcrest Memorial Park, Funkhouser, Effingham County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Retired Eberle Storekeeper, Dies William A. Denton, 66 of 605 Gordon, died at 6:45 a.m. today at St. Anthony Memorial hospital. He was a storekeeper at Eberle for 26 years, state employee for a number of years and a former bus driver for Unit 40. Mr. Denton was born Feb. 11, 1901 at Edgewood. He married the former Bernice Woody in 1927. He was a member of Winterrowd AF and AM and Mt. Zion Methodist church. Surviving are his wife Bernice; sons, Dennis, Pontiac; Billy Lee, Robinson; brothers, Alva Denton, East Prarie, Mo.; Ben Denton, Flora; sisters, Mrs. Farry Sapp, Flora; Mrs. Lulu Logan, Armstrong; Mrs. Nina Hunter, East Prarie, Mo, and Mrs. Bessie Mills, Elgin; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Wright funeral chapel, Dieterich, with burial in Arborcrest cemetery.