Pearl E. Denton

Pearl E. Denton, 83, of Silver Globe Road, Marietta, passed away at 11:30 am on Sunday, November 9, 2008, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

He was born on June 18, 1925, in Marietta a son of John H. and Ella M. Wagner Denton.  Pearl had been employed by Warren Township Trustees as Road Foreman, was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during WWII and receiving the Purple Heart.

On October 9, 1948, he married Alice May Luckwell who preceded him in death on September 22, 1998.  He is survived by 2 sons and 1 daughter:  Duane Denton of Marietta, David (Phyllis) Denton of Fleming, Sheila (John) Crow of Stockport, special niece Paula Colyer, 6 grandchildren:  Rachel Flesher, John Young, Jr., James Allen Young, Justin Denton, Christy Denton, James Everson; 11 great grandchildren:  Daniel, Addis, Becca, Maddy, Harlan, Jr., Austin, Gabrial, John III, Jackson, Madison, Shauna.  Also surviving are 2 sisters and 1 brother:  Gladys Weppler, Theadore Denton and Shirley Sayers.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 2 great grandsons Daniel and Christopher, 3 brothers Richard, Leo, Paul and sister Marlene Huck.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 12th, at 2:00 at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial in Tunnel Cemetery with full military rites. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 pm on Tuesday.