Obituary of Neva Shaw Denton

Graveside services for Neva Shaw Denton, 91, Troup, are scheduled for 3:30 pm, Friday, December 15, at the Bradford Cemetery, Troup, with the Reverend Dennis Harvey officiating, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Denton died Wednesday, December 13, in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born August 30, 1915, in Cherokee County, to the late Denman and Alice Mayfield Shaw. She was a housewife and was a lifetime resident of Troup. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Troup. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Doug Denton, and four sisters, Lucy Shaw, Mary Shaw, Ottie Mae Jordan, and Nan Barron. Survivors include a son, Denman Denton, Troup; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Doug and Grady Pond, Troup; two grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Rusty and Dee Dee Pond, Jackson, Mississippi and Robert and Amy Pond, Troup; four great-grandchildren, Dixie Pond, Kirby Pond, Taylor Pond, and April Pond. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701.