Burdette McArthur (Denny) Dennington, 97, passed from this life Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Formerly of East Orange and Livingston, N.J., Denny and Joyce, his wife of 65 years, had resided in Pinehurst for the last 25 years.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Community Presbyterian Church, in Pinehurst. A reception will follow the service at the church. Denny will be laid to rest at Pinelawn Memorial Park, in Southern Pines.
Born Aug. 31, 1914, to the late Arthur Roscoe Dennington and Grace Lynde (Dodge) Dennington, Denny was an only child. He resided with his parents in the family home at 22 Cleveland Terrace, East Orange, N.J. He was a 1931 graduate of East Orange High School and a 1935 graduate of New York University.
Denny served his country during World War II, entering service in 1942. He was stationed at Fort Dix, N.J.; Fort Eustace, Va.; and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. He served the majority of the war years based in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Nome, Alaska. He completed his tour of duty as a captain of military police and was honorably discharged in 1946.
Denny married the former Elizabeth Joyce Brady on April 19, 1947, at the Hanover Presbyterian Church, Hanover, N.J. They lived with the bride’s parents for the first year of marriage while their new home was constructed at 49 Mount Haven Drive, Livingston, N.J. The happy couple lived at the same address until Mrs. Dennington’s retirement as a teacher at West Orange High School in 1987.
Denny enjoyed a successful business career with Westinghouse Int’l Corp., heavy appliance division, in sales. During his 31½ years at Westinghouse, he served the company’s appliance distributors in the Middle East and the Caribbean.
A voracious reader, Denny was a “fountain of knowledge” on many subjects. A man of few words, he had a great sense of humor, feeling and acting much younger than his age. His stoic demeanor during several life-threatening bouts with cancer remain an inspiration to his family.
Denny is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth Joyce; son Ralph, of Yadkinville; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Elizabeth and Rick Clancy, of Poway, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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