PFC US Marine Corps
9th Battalion Amphibian Trac
World War II
Colorado County Citizen
August 11, 2004
Dennis, William Robert "Bill"
William Robert "Bill" Dennis, 78, of Ellinger, passed away Aug. 5 at Oakland Manor Nursing Facility in Giddings.
He was born in Columbus, Nov. 23, 1925, to Lester and Pearl Dennis and married Marguerite Hendrix Sutton June 9, 1952 in Edna. A 1943 graduate of Columbus High School, he served over two years in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a crewman and driver of the 9th Battalion Amphibian Trac, serving in Guadacanal, Okinawa and Guam. He was co-owner of Dennis Processing Company in Columbus for over 37 years and then worked at Columbus Bearing in Columbus until retirement in 2003. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, where he served as an usher. He also was a member of Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6113. He was an avid deer hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed sports, and making bird feeders and birdhouses for his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald Dennis; mother-in-law, Hester Hendrix; and daughter-in-law, JoAnn Sutton.
He is survived by his wife; son and daughter-in-law, Lex "Skippy" and Ruby Sutton of Ellinger; daughter and son-in-law, Lurraine "Rainey" and Nelson Schmidt of Fayetteville; four grandchildren and their spouses, William "Billy" and Tammy Schmidt of Weimar, Matthew and Jovana Schmidt of Madisonville, Jessica and Elroy Spanihel of Fayetteville and Chris and Brandi Sutton of Houston; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Schmidt of La Grange and Logan Spanihel of Fayetteville; sister and brother-in-law, Laverne and W.L. Kirschke of La Grange; sister-in-law, Helen Dennis of Columbus; and step-grandchildren, Paul and Donna Smith and their children, Dylan, Emilie, Alea and Brent, and Tiffany and Chris Thompson and their children, Taite and Thaley.
Funeral services were conducted Aug. 8 at West End Baptist Church in Industry with the Rev. Dennis Keen officiating. Interment followed at Hawcreek Cemetery in the Shelby area with military honors by VFW Post 6113 of Columbus.
Pallbearers were Dwayne Snow, John Winship, Cedric Mahon, Huey Hayes, Hal Stall and Clifton Krupala.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the super senior citizens Sunday school class.
Memorial contributions can be made to Brazos Valley Hospice, 705 S. Austin St., Brenham, TX 77833-4124.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: William R Dennis
Service Info.:
PFC US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925
Death Date: 5 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Haw Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Willow Springs, TX Ellinger, TX 78938
9th Battalion Amphibian Trac
World War II
Colorado County Citizen
August 11, 2004
Dennis, William Robert "Bill"
William Robert "Bill" Dennis, 78, of Ellinger, passed away Aug. 5 at Oakland Manor Nursing Facility in Giddings.
He was born in Columbus, Nov. 23, 1925, to Lester and Pearl Dennis and married Marguerite Hendrix Sutton June 9, 1952 in Edna. A 1943 graduate of Columbus High School, he served over two years in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a crewman and driver of the 9th Battalion Amphibian Trac, serving in Guadacanal, Okinawa and Guam. He was co-owner of Dennis Processing Company in Columbus for over 37 years and then worked at Columbus Bearing in Columbus until retirement in 2003. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, where he served as an usher. He also was a member of Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6113. He was an avid deer hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed sports, and making bird feeders and birdhouses for his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald Dennis; mother-in-law, Hester Hendrix; and daughter-in-law, JoAnn Sutton.
He is survived by his wife; son and daughter-in-law, Lex "Skippy" and Ruby Sutton of Ellinger; daughter and son-in-law, Lurraine "Rainey" and Nelson Schmidt of Fayetteville; four grandchildren and their spouses, William "Billy" and Tammy Schmidt of Weimar, Matthew and Jovana Schmidt of Madisonville, Jessica and Elroy Spanihel of Fayetteville and Chris and Brandi Sutton of Houston; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Schmidt of La Grange and Logan Spanihel of Fayetteville; sister and brother-in-law, Laverne and W.L. Kirschke of La Grange; sister-in-law, Helen Dennis of Columbus; and step-grandchildren, Paul and Donna Smith and their children, Dylan, Emilie, Alea and Brent, and Tiffany and Chris Thompson and their children, Taite and Thaley.
Funeral services were conducted Aug. 8 at West End Baptist Church in Industry with the Rev. Dennis Keen officiating. Interment followed at Hawcreek Cemetery in the Shelby area with military honors by VFW Post 6113 of Columbus.
Pallbearers were Dwayne Snow, John Winship, Cedric Mahon, Huey Hayes, Hal Stall and Clifton Krupala.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the super senior citizens Sunday school class.
Memorial contributions can be made to Brazos Valley Hospice, 705 S. Austin St., Brenham, TX 77833-4124.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: William R Dennis
Service Info.:
PFC US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925
Death Date: 5 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Haw Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Willow Springs, TX Ellinger, TX 78938
PFC US Marine Corps
9th Battalion Amphibian Trac
World War II
Colorado County Citizen
August 11, 2004
Dennis, William Robert "Bill"
William Robert "Bill" Dennis, 78, of Ellinger, passed away Aug. 5 at Oakland Manor Nursing Facility in Giddings.
He was born in Columbus, Nov. 23, 1925, to Lester and Pearl Dennis and married Marguerite Hendrix Sutton June 9, 1952 in Edna. A 1943 graduate of Columbus High School, he served over two years in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a crewman and driver of the 9th Battalion Amphibian Trac, serving in Guadacanal, Okinawa and Guam. He was co-owner of Dennis Processing Company in Columbus for over 37 years and then worked at Columbus Bearing in Columbus until retirement in 2003. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, where he served as an usher. He also was a member of Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6113. He was an avid deer hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed sports, and making bird feeders and birdhouses for his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald Dennis; mother-in-law, Hester Hendrix; and daughter-in-law, JoAnn Sutton.
He is survived by his wife; son and daughter-in-law, Lex "Skippy" and Ruby Sutton of Ellinger; daughter and son-in-law, Lurraine "Rainey" and Nelson Schmidt of Fayetteville; four grandchildren and their spouses, William "Billy" and Tammy Schmidt of Weimar, Matthew and Jovana Schmidt of Madisonville, Jessica and Elroy Spanihel of Fayetteville and Chris and Brandi Sutton of Houston; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Schmidt of La Grange and Logan Spanihel of Fayetteville; sister and brother-in-law, Laverne and W.L. Kirschke of La Grange; sister-in-law, Helen Dennis of Columbus; and step-grandchildren, Paul and Donna Smith and their children, Dylan, Emilie, Alea and Brent, and Tiffany and Chris Thompson and their children, Taite and Thaley.
Funeral services were conducted Aug. 8 at West End Baptist Church in Industry with the Rev. Dennis Keen officiating. Interment followed at Hawcreek Cemetery in the Shelby area with military honors by VFW Post 6113 of Columbus.
Pallbearers were Dwayne Snow, John Winship, Cedric Mahon, Huey Hayes, Hal Stall and Clifton Krupala.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the super senior citizens Sunday school class.
Memorial contributions can be made to Brazos Valley Hospice, 705 S. Austin St., Brenham, TX 77833-4124.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: William R Dennis
Service Info.:
PFC US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925
Death Date: 5 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Haw Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Willow Springs, TX Ellinger, TX 78938
9th Battalion Amphibian Trac
World War II
Colorado County Citizen
August 11, 2004
Dennis, William Robert "Bill"
William Robert "Bill" Dennis, 78, of Ellinger, passed away Aug. 5 at Oakland Manor Nursing Facility in Giddings.
He was born in Columbus, Nov. 23, 1925, to Lester and Pearl Dennis and married Marguerite Hendrix Sutton June 9, 1952 in Edna. A 1943 graduate of Columbus High School, he served over two years in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a crewman and driver of the 9th Battalion Amphibian Trac, serving in Guadacanal, Okinawa and Guam. He was co-owner of Dennis Processing Company in Columbus for over 37 years and then worked at Columbus Bearing in Columbus until retirement in 2003. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, where he served as an usher. He also was a member of Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6113. He was an avid deer hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed sports, and making bird feeders and birdhouses for his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald Dennis; mother-in-law, Hester Hendrix; and daughter-in-law, JoAnn Sutton.
He is survived by his wife; son and daughter-in-law, Lex "Skippy" and Ruby Sutton of Ellinger; daughter and son-in-law, Lurraine "Rainey" and Nelson Schmidt of Fayetteville; four grandchildren and their spouses, William "Billy" and Tammy Schmidt of Weimar, Matthew and Jovana Schmidt of Madisonville, Jessica and Elroy Spanihel of Fayetteville and Chris and Brandi Sutton of Houston; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Schmidt of La Grange and Logan Spanihel of Fayetteville; sister and brother-in-law, Laverne and W.L. Kirschke of La Grange; sister-in-law, Helen Dennis of Columbus; and step-grandchildren, Paul and Donna Smith and their children, Dylan, Emilie, Alea and Brent, and Tiffany and Chris Thompson and their children, Taite and Thaley.
Funeral services were conducted Aug. 8 at West End Baptist Church in Industry with the Rev. Dennis Keen officiating. Interment followed at Hawcreek Cemetery in the Shelby area with military honors by VFW Post 6113 of Columbus.
Pallbearers were Dwayne Snow, John Winship, Cedric Mahon, Huey Hayes, Hal Stall and Clifton Krupala.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the super senior citizens Sunday school class.
Memorial contributions can be made to Brazos Valley Hospice, 705 S. Austin St., Brenham, TX 77833-4124.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: William R Dennis
Service Info.:
PFC US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925
Death Date: 5 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Haw Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Willow Springs, TX Ellinger, TX 78938
Inscription
Military Marker:
WILLIAM R DENNIS
PFC US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
NOV 23 1925 † AUG 5 2004
BILL
Personal Marker:
DENNIS
WILLIAM R.
NOV. 23, 1925
AUG. 5, 2004
FOR GOD SO LOVED
JOHN 3:16
Gravesite Details
Double marker with Marguerite Elizabeth Hendrix Sutton Dennis.
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