Gratton Earl Dent was born, June 9, 1948, in South Charleston, WV to Earl Jr and Helen Mae Howell Dent.
Earl grew up in Hurricane, WV and joined the United States Marine Corp in 1967. His bravery as a helicopter machine gunner during the Vietnam War awarded him the second highest award for heroism, the silver star. He served from 1967-1973.
Earl passed away on November 17, 2019 at his home. He is survived by his three daughters, Brandi Saunders and her husband Gary Saunders, Britany Sulcer, Lexi Hunt, and a son, Gratton Earl Dent Jr and his wife Kelli Dent, two granddaughters Taylor Saunders and Briella Dent. Earl was a member of the Moose lodge, was awarded the Valued Veteran of the year in 2018, and has an extended family of brothers and sisters throughout the organization.
Notes:
Married Nancy Lou Wallace in 1970. Divorced 1981.
Married Brenda Sue Mason in 1983.
Earl grew up in Hurricane, WV and joined the United States Marine Corp in 1967. His bravery as a helicopter machine gunner during the Vietnam War awarded him the second highest award for heroism, the silver star. He served from 1967-1973.
Earl passed away on November 17, 2019 at his home. He is survived by his three daughters, Brandi Saunders and her husband Gary Saunders, Britany Sulcer, Lexi Hunt, and a son, Gratton Earl Dent Jr and his wife Kelli Dent, two granddaughters Taylor Saunders and Briella Dent. Earl was a member of the Moose lodge, was awarded the Valued Veteran of the year in 2018, and has an extended family of brothers and sisters throughout the organization.
Notes:
Married Nancy Lou Wallace in 1970. Divorced 1981.
Married Brenda Sue Mason in 1983.
Gratton Earl Dent was born, June 9, 1948, in South Charleston, WV to Earl Jr and Helen Mae Howell Dent.
Earl grew up in Hurricane, WV and joined the United States Marine Corp in 1967. His bravery as a helicopter machine gunner during the Vietnam War awarded him the second highest award for heroism, the silver star. He served from 1967-1973.
Earl passed away on November 17, 2019 at his home. He is survived by his three daughters, Brandi Saunders and her husband Gary Saunders, Britany Sulcer, Lexi Hunt, and a son, Gratton Earl Dent Jr and his wife Kelli Dent, two granddaughters Taylor Saunders and Briella Dent. Earl was a member of the Moose lodge, was awarded the Valued Veteran of the year in 2018, and has an extended family of brothers and sisters throughout the organization.
Notes:
Married Nancy Lou Wallace in 1970. Divorced 1981.
Married Brenda Sue Mason in 1983.
Earl grew up in Hurricane, WV and joined the United States Marine Corp in 1967. His bravery as a helicopter machine gunner during the Vietnam War awarded him the second highest award for heroism, the silver star. He served from 1967-1973.
Earl passed away on November 17, 2019 at his home. He is survived by his three daughters, Brandi Saunders and her husband Gary Saunders, Britany Sulcer, Lexi Hunt, and a son, Gratton Earl Dent Jr and his wife Kelli Dent, two granddaughters Taylor Saunders and Briella Dent. Earl was a member of the Moose lodge, was awarded the Valued Veteran of the year in 2018, and has an extended family of brothers and sisters throughout the organization.
Notes:
Married Nancy Lou Wallace in 1970. Divorced 1981.
Married Brenda Sue Mason in 1983.
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Interment on November 26, 2019.
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