Denton, Donna 

GILMER -- Services for Donna Denton, 60, of Ore City, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, 
April 15, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer, with the Reverend Steve 
Dugger, the Reverend Tony Pierce, and the Reverend Pat Shannon officiating. Burial 
will follow in Kelsey Cemetery of Upshur County. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, 
April 14, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mrs. Denton was born October 17, 
1945, in Austin, Texas, to Jack and Mildred Terrell Marrs. She went to be with her 
Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, after a valiant battle with cancer. Mrs. 
Denton was a secretary for Northeast Texas Community College, a water aerobics 
instructor, and a homemaker. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Ore City. 
Her talents included goard painting, church work, and singing. She loved her family, 
God, Christian music, and yardwork. She was a lover of all animals. Mrs. Denton was a 
joy to all those who knew her. She is survived by her husband, Gary Denton of Ore City; 
sons and daughters-in-law, John David and Brandy Lee of Gilmer, and Bobby and Katie 
Lee of Zillah, Washington; daughter and son-in-law, Deanne and Randall Tryon of 
Hallsville; brother, Jack Marrs of Crestview, Florida; sisters and brothers-in-law, 
Nancy and Jerry Baker of Korea, and Debbie Marrs of Crestview, Florida; step-children 
and spouses, Raymond and Patricia Denton of Little Mound, Belinda and Todd Young of 
Gilmer, Wesley Denton of Ore City, Almond Denton of White Oak, and Cassandra Denton of 
White Oak; 13 grandchildren; aunts and uncles, Ollie Stregles of Dallas, Hoye and 
Jerry Terrell of Oak Grove, Louisiana, and Donald and Kathleen Terrell of Little Rock, 
Arkansas; very close friend, Betty Maxwell of Ore City; and lots of special friends. 
Mrs. Denton was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Larry Marrs; uncle, Melton 
Terrell; and grandmother, Ola Mae Terrell. Pallbearers will be Mike Denton, Charles 
Denton, James Moseley, Darrell Moseley, Todd Young, and Pete Wright. Special thanks 
go to the Clairmont Nursing Home staff and doctors for their care given during her 
illness.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/13/2006.