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Edgar Warren Denton Jr.

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Birth	:	15 Jun 1926
Death	:	24 Nov 2004
Burial	:	Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4480286, -78.8624420
Description	:	Memorial services for E. Warren Denton Jr. will be held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28th, at 3:00 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church with Revs. L. Douglas Hill and Betsy Caudill officiating. Friends may call at the Lindsey Harrisonburg Funeral Home at any time. Mr. Denton, 78, a resident of 278 Newman Avenue in Harrisonburg, died Thursday, November 25, 2004, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. A son of the late Edgar Warren Denton Sr. and Lola Swisher Denton, he was born on June 15, 1926, in Harrisonburg. His family represents six generations of residency in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area. He was involved in community service,... Read More	Memorial services for E. Warren Denton Jr. will be held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28th, at 3:00 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church with Revs. L. Douglas Hill and Betsy Caudill officiating. Friends may call at the Lindsey Harrisonburg Funeral Home at any time. Mr. Denton, 78, a resident of 278 Newman Avenue in Harrisonburg, died Thursday, November 25, 2004, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. A son of the late Edgar Warren Denton Sr. and Lola Swisher Denton, he was born on June 15, 1926, in Harrisonburg. His family represents six generations of residency in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area. He was involved in community service, church work, family and business and was a true advocate of music and athletics. One of the pioneers in the mobile phone and paging industry, Mr. Denton had been in the telecommunications business more than 40 years. He was the founder of the RCC of Virginia, Inc., a paging company. He was also the third generation in the J.S. Denton and Sons Furniture store, which for many years was a familiar landmark on the city's Court Square. Despite the many demands of his business and family life, Mr. Denton always managed to find time to involve himself in a wide variety of interests. Mr. Denton was very active in the community, being a charter member of the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad and a life member of #1 Fire Company. Other involvements include: service in the 29th Division of the U.S. Army for 10 years; member of the Harrisonburg Planning Commission for 16 years; Harrisonburg City Councilman and Vice Mayor for 8 years; board member at Crestar Bank for over 25 years; board member of both the Virginia Merchant's Association and the Southern Home Furnishings Association for 8 years; member of the National Association of Business Education Radio (NABER) Paging Council for 4 years; member of the Lions and Elks clubs for over 30 years, and a member of the musicians union. As a musician, he played in the marching and symphonic bands at James Madison University (JMU), as well as the pickup dance band at both JMU and the Shenandoah Conservatory Institute in Dayton, Virginia, now Shenandoah University of Winchester. He played professionally in dance bands in and around both Richmond and Harrisonburg. Mr. Denton also has always had various athletic interests. He played football and basketball while attending Harrisonburg High School, and was the captain of both teams which won championships during his reign. While attending Randolph Macon College, he played on and was captain of the basketball team and was on the State of Virginia championship baseball team. In the late 1940's, he was coach of the JMU men's basketball team. As a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Mr. Denton sang in the choir and played trumpet in the Dean Mens' Bible Class for over 35 years. He has held positions on the official board and various other committees and was assistant lay leader. Throughout his professional career and personal life, Mr. Denton's reputation for giving his time and resources has been well documented. Mr. Denton, in his life, has seen economic opportunities, had innovative ideas and capitalized on those opportunities. As a result of his creativity, hard work, and good business sense, it was his desire to better the quality of life of others and that is why he formed the Denton Family Charitable Foundation in 1985 and donated land on Main Street in Harrisonburg for a downtown community park. Surviving are three children, Terri Lynn Denton of Harrisonburg, VA; Janet Warren (Jayme) Denton of Solana Beach, CA.; and E. Warren (Tripp) Denton III of Harrisonburg, VA; one granddaughter, Jessica Roi Denton. The mother of his children, Charlotte (Skippy) Denton Zucker, also survives. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Debbie Swisher Denton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Denton Downtown Pocket Park, c/o City of Harrisonburg, P.O. Box 345, Harrisonburg, VA Daily News-Record. November 27, 2004

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Edgar Warren Denton Jr.'s memorial is located at: Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA.
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Latitude: 38.4480286
Longitude: -78.8624420

Family Members:

Parent

Edgar Warren Denton Sr.

(1889 - 1960)

Lola Swisher Denton

(1892 - 1976)

Spouse

Charlotte Ann “Skippy” Fleshman Zucker

(1930 - 2016)

Children

Infant Daughter Denton

(1953 - 1953)

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