Junior Denning--Canton Newspaper
Canton- Junior Denning 77, of 175 E. Shamrock St. died at 10:44 a.m.,Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002 at Graham Hospital.
Born June 2, 1924 in Springfield to George Washington and Alice Viola Nance Denning, He married Janet Scroggins on July 8, 1950 in Little Cave, Ky. She survives. Also surviving are four sons, George(and Diane) of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. and Junior II, Perry (and Tammie), and James, all of Canton; six daughters, Jeannie (and John) Caldwell of Fredericksburg, Va, Carolyn (and Kenneth) Wheat of Battle Creek, Va., Alice (and Larry) Sours of Alexandria, Va., Mary (and Michael) Revelle of Decatur, Debra Frazier of Jacksonville and Rose (and John) Butler of Terrell, Texas; two brothers, Edward (and Natalie) of Kingman, Ariz and Robert (and Midge) of Bakersfield, Calif; three sisters, Lillian Skaggs of Springfield, Elsie Konyer of Shawnee, Okla., and Marcella Southerland of Peoria; 30 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by one grandson, five brothers and seven sisters.
A World War II Marine Corps veteran serving from 1941 to 1945 he was a survivor of Pearl Harbor, where he served aboard the USS Honolulu. He also served in the Philippines and Okinawa, Japan. He received two Purple Hearts.
He was a prison guard for the Illinois Department of Corrections for 27 years. He worked at facilities in Sheridan, Petersburg and Hanna City, where he worked for 14 years before retiring in 1989 as maintenance supervisor.
He was a member of Disabled American Veterans and AARP.
He was a board member of Lunch and Friends at the YMCA. He also was a member of the melltone choir and 60 Plus Kitchen band, both at the YMCA. He formerly coached Little League and girls softball.
Cremation will be accorded. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene in Canton. The Rev Norman chandler will officiate. The Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois Co. in Peoria is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Junior Denning Memorial Fund in (cannot read word) of CEECU in Canton
Junior Denning--Canton Newspaper
Canton- Junior Denning 77, of 175 E. Shamrock St. died at 10:44 a.m.,Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002 at Graham Hospital.
Born June 2, 1924 in Springfield to George Washington and Alice Viola Nance Denning, He married Janet Scroggins on July 8, 1950 in Little Cave, Ky. She survives. Also surviving are four sons, George(and Diane) of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. and Junior II, Perry (and Tammie), and James, all of Canton; six daughters, Jeannie (and John) Caldwell of Fredericksburg, Va, Carolyn (and Kenneth) Wheat of Battle Creek, Va., Alice (and Larry) Sours of Alexandria, Va., Mary (and Michael) Revelle of Decatur, Debra Frazier of Jacksonville and Rose (and John) Butler of Terrell, Texas; two brothers, Edward (and Natalie) of Kingman, Ariz and Robert (and Midge) of Bakersfield, Calif; three sisters, Lillian Skaggs of Springfield, Elsie Konyer of Shawnee, Okla., and Marcella Southerland of Peoria; 30 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by one grandson, five brothers and seven sisters.
A World War II Marine Corps veteran serving from 1941 to 1945 he was a survivor of Pearl Harbor, where he served aboard the USS Honolulu. He also served in the Philippines and Okinawa, Japan. He received two Purple Hearts.
He was a prison guard for the Illinois Department of Corrections for 27 years. He worked at facilities in Sheridan, Petersburg and Hanna City, where he worked for 14 years before retiring in 1989 as maintenance supervisor.
He was a member of Disabled American Veterans and AARP.
He was a board member of Lunch and Friends at the YMCA. He also was a member of the melltone choir and 60 Plus Kitchen band, both at the YMCA. He formerly coached Little League and girls softball.
Cremation will be accorded. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene in Canton. The Rev Norman chandler will officiate. The Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois Co. in Peoria is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Junior Denning Memorial Fund in (cannot read word) of CEECU in Canton
Family Members
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Lucille Marie Denning Karrick Farris
1909–1994
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Corp John George Denning Sr
1910–1981
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Lillian Frances Denning Fagg
1911–2002
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Marcella Denning Sutherland
1912–2012
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Elsie Margarette Denning Kenoyer
1914–2009
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William Denning
1918–1919
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Dorothy Mae Denning
1920–1920
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Kenneth Ray Denning
1928–1993
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Betty Jean Denning Hayes
1929–2001
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