Garthy Dent
A memorial service was Sept. 28 for Garthy Alfred Dent of
Parker, who died Sept. 20 in Parker. He was 78.
Born Feb. 2, 1925, in Iola, he was the son of Charley and Pearl
Dent. He graduated from Gunnison High School and worked for
Mountain Bell for 31 years before he retired in 1978.
He and Beatrice Ruth Carpenter were married April 21, 1946, in
Denver. He served in the U.S. Army on two enlistments during World
War II.
Mr. Dent did voluntary maintenance work for more than 20 years
for the historic Hilltop School at Hilltop and Democrat roads in
Parker.
He is survived by his wife of Parker; sons Garthy Dent and his
wife, Carolyn, of San Dimas, Calif., Robert Dent and his wife,
Josie, of Virginia Beach, Va., Bret A. Dent of Glendale, Utah, and
David M. Dent of Littleton; daughter Nevada Barnes and her husband,
Larry, of Glendale; 10 grandchildren; three brothers; and a
sister.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dave.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Hilltop School House,
c/o Patsy Douglas, 6557 N. Pinewood Drive, No. 67, Parker, CO
80134.
Parker Funeral Home made arrangements.