Denton, Alva N.

1905 - 1991  (86 years)

• Name	Denton, Alva N.
  Birth	28 Sep 1905	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DENT.A004
  _FGRAVE	112334693
  Death	4 Oct 1991
  Burial	IOOF Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri
  Person ID	I50440	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Denton, Joel Isaac,   b. 21 Apr 1860, Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana d. 12 May 1943, Missouri (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Fender, Rosetta 'Rosa',   b. 12 Jul 1869, Owen County, Indiana d. 31 May 1949, Mississippi County, Missouri (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1884
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years and 8 months - She : ~ 14 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F18200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rodgers, Evelyn,   b. 1907   d. 1979 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F18205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Morton, Audie Rachel,   b. 1916   d. 2009 (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F18206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Sep 1905 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - IOOF Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  East Prairie - Alva Denton, 86 years old, of East Prairie, died Friday at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 28, 1905, in Clay County, Illinois, the son of Joel Isaac and Rosa Fender Denton. He lived most of his life in Mississippi County, where he was a retired bus driver. He was a member of the First Church of God here. On Dec. 8, 1923, he married Evelyn Rodgers. She died Dec. 25, 1979. On Mar. 7, 1983, he married Audie Chessor. She survives. Other survivors include one son, Rodger Denton; one stepson, Stanley Chessor; one daughter, Ilene Denton Bell; one sister, Nina Hunter; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held today at the First Church of God. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery near Charleston. Southeast Missourian