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Robert Dexter Dennis

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Robert Dexter Dennis

Birth
Bulcher, Cooke County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Jul 2011 (aged 93)
Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA
Burial
Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Gainesville — A collision on Highway 82 Sunday afternoon claimed the life of Robert Dexter Dennis, 93, of Gainesville and formerly of Saint Jo.

Gainesville Police Department Public Information Officer Belva McClinton said shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday, Dennis was driving a 2007 Mercury sedan on Highway 82, attempting to travel south onto Magnolia Street. He reportedly turned in front of a 2005 Freightliner 18-wheeler driven by Danny Hallock of Michigan.

The collision seriously injured Dennis and left Hallock unharmed. Dennis was transported to North Texas Medical Center and later airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he succumbed to the injuries.

ROBERT DEXTER DENNIS

Services for Robert Dexter Dennis, 93, of Gainesville, formerly of Saint Jo are set for 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Custer City Baptist Church in Callisburg with Dr. Ben Smith officiating.

Burial will follow in Mountain Park Cemetery in Saint Jo.

Arrangements are under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Saint Jo.

Mr. Dennis died July 17, 2011 at Gainesville.

He was born Sept. 20, 1917 in Bulcher.

Survivors include children, Linda Harmon of Gainesville and Dianne Hunter of Roanoke, six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren and brother, Junior Dennis.

Visitation is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. this evening, July 19 at McCoy Funeral Home in Muenster.

Memorials may be made to Custer City Baptist Church or the charity of your choice.
GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER, Tuesday 19 July 2011
Gainesville — A collision on Highway 82 Sunday afternoon claimed the life of Robert Dexter Dennis, 93, of Gainesville and formerly of Saint Jo.

Gainesville Police Department Public Information Officer Belva McClinton said shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday, Dennis was driving a 2007 Mercury sedan on Highway 82, attempting to travel south onto Magnolia Street. He reportedly turned in front of a 2005 Freightliner 18-wheeler driven by Danny Hallock of Michigan.

The collision seriously injured Dennis and left Hallock unharmed. Dennis was transported to North Texas Medical Center and later airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he succumbed to the injuries.

ROBERT DEXTER DENNIS

Services for Robert Dexter Dennis, 93, of Gainesville, formerly of Saint Jo are set for 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Custer City Baptist Church in Callisburg with Dr. Ben Smith officiating.

Burial will follow in Mountain Park Cemetery in Saint Jo.

Arrangements are under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Saint Jo.

Mr. Dennis died July 17, 2011 at Gainesville.

He was born Sept. 20, 1917 in Bulcher.

Survivors include children, Linda Harmon of Gainesville and Dianne Hunter of Roanoke, six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren and brother, Junior Dennis.

Visitation is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. this evening, July 19 at McCoy Funeral Home in Muenster.

Memorials may be made to Custer City Baptist Church or the charity of your choice.
GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER, Tuesday 19 July 2011

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  • Created by: sue
  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73606267/robert_dexter-dennis: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Dexter Dennis (20 Sep 1917–17 Jul 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73606267, citing Mountain Park Cemetery, Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas, USA; Maintained by sue (contributor 47492809).