Date of birth: 16 Dec 1913 Otisco, Clark County, Indiana
Date of death: 14 Jul 1988 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, July 15, 1988
Services pending
Joe Denton
San Leandro, Calif.
Former Trafalgar resident Joe Denton, San Leandro,
Calif., died Thursday at Johnson County Memorial Hospital
in Franklin. He had been in the area visiting his sister,
Shirley Forsyth of Franklin. Arrangements are pending at
Vandivier-Tudor Funeral Home in Franklin.
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, July 16, 1988
Former Trafalgar resident
Joe Denton
San Leandro, Calif.
Former Trafalgar resident Joe Denton, 74, died
Thursday night at Johnson County Memorial Hospital,
after a one-month illness.
The San Leandro, Calif., resident had been visiting his
sister, Shirley Forsyth, in Franklin.
A 1932 graduate of Trafalgar High School, he was born
Dec. 16, 1913, to Samuel P. and Dosha (Anderson) Denton
in Otisco.
A sister, Ruth Handley, and a brother, Baxter Denton,
preceded him in death.
Mr. Denton was a musician and vocalist, once playing
in the Ken Harris Orchestra in Indianapolis. He owned and
operated the Tiki Lounge restaurant in San Leandro, retiring
in 1985.
He was a member of Trafalgar Christian Church.
Friends may call Sunday from 2 until the 4 p.m. service
at Vandivier-Tudor Funeral Home, Franklin. The Rev.
Rebecca Nunnally will officiate. Inurnment will be in
California.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ameri-
can Heart Association or cancer research.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey