William Roland "Jeak" Denton, 93, of Little Dixie, Kentucky, died Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Deaconess Henderson Hospital.

He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on April 17, 1927.  Jeak was a lifelong farmer.  He was also a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a member of Jerusalem Masonic Lodge No. 9.

Jeak was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Martha Imogene Denton, who died January 30, 2021; his parents, William Denton, Sr., and Pauline Denton; and one sister, Edith Gibson.

Survivors include five children, William G. Denton, Bruce Denton, Dawn Eversole, Jeff Denton and his wife, Carolene, and Eric Denton and his wife, Sylena; one brother, Albert Denton; seven grandchildren, Katie Allinder and her husband, Jake, Jason Hancock and his wife, Emily, Scott Denton and his wife, Tandy, Vickie Clements and her husband, Eric, Eric Denton, Jr., and his companion, Candice Rich, Toby Denton, and Brittney Denton and her companion, Ryan Coker; ten great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at noon Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery in Waverly, Kentucky.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and until service time Monday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Eric Denton, Jr., Toby Denton, Scott Denton, Cameron Denton, Marcus Shelton, Kyle Shelton, and Austin Hedgepath.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com .