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Kenneth Laverne Dennis
13 May 1922 – 24 Oct 2016
| Birth | 13 May 1922 |
| Death | 24 Oct 2016 |
| Cemetery | Cherokee Cemetery Cherokee , Butte County , California , USA |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172431704 |
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Kenneth L. Dennis May 13, 1922 October 24, 2016 Ken was born in Buck Grove, Iowa on May 13, 1922. On Oct 24, 2016, he took the hand of Jesus Christ to be with our Heavenly Father and all the loved ones gone before him. Ken had 9 siblings - 4 sisters & 5 brothers. His family moved around due to his father's ministry work with Ken attending 13 grammar schools. He graduated from Oroville High School, enrolled at Chico State & left college to join the Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served on the USS Clinton APA 144. After returning home from the war, Ken met his wife to be, Char, in 1946 where they both worked in a local movie theatre & returned to Chico State College. On June 1, 1947 they married in Klamath Falls Oregon and were shortly transferred to Fort Bragg, Ca where Char gave birth to their daughter, Kathleen Jill Dennis. After managing the 1700 seat strand theatre-the largest on the Redwood Theatre Circuit & anticipated the sell-out of National TV; Ken looked at other means to support his family. In 1957, Ken, Char & Jill moved to Reno where Ken bought the Ball Sign Company and founded the D bar M Western store. They participated in local affairs with Ken serving as a Director of the Reno Rodeo where he volunteered for 50 years. They also joined the Nevada White Hats & went on to compete on the horse show circuit with their daughter, Jill. His love of family, friends, country & the western life will forever be remembered & etched in our hearts. Surviving Ken is his sister Beth, granddaughters Julie Christine Gaynor-Yevtich & Jennifer Cari Gaynor & so many that loved him dearly. There will be a casket viewing at 10am on Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ Walton's Funeral Home, 875 W. 2nd St in Reno, NV. The funeral will be held at 11am at the funeral with a reception immediately following at Horseman's Park. In lieu of flowers, donations would be kindly accepted to the Northern Nevada Breast Cancer Assoc. in honor of Jill Gaynor. Burial will take place at Cherokee Cemetery in Oroville, Ca on Sunday, Nov 13th at Noon.
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