When he was three years old the family moved to southern Graham County where he attended the Prairie Home Country School until he finished eighth grade. Then Dennis attended and graduated from Hill City High School in 1956. He married Janice Handlin on September 29, 1957, in Geneseo, Kansas.
Dennis was a lifetime farmer and stockman in southern Graham County Kansas. He served on the Unified School District 281 School Board. He was also very active in the Masons and was a member of the Millbrook Lodge #281 A.F. & A.M. of Hill City, Kansas; of the Isis Shrine Temple of Salina, Kansas, and the Millbrook Chapter 108 – OES of Hill City.
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Evelyn Smith. He is survived by his wife Janice. He is also survived by his son, Roger (Mary Petrus), of Birmingham, Alabama; daughter, Sandy Jones (Dennis) of Edmond, Oklahoma; three grandchildren: Taylor Jones, Riley Jones, and Jay (Kate) Peterson all of Edmond; and five great-grandchildren: Cooper, Presley, Myles, Skylar and Grace Peterson all of Edmond.
Visitation will be Monday, June 25, 2-7:30 p.m. at Stinemetz Funeral Home, 522 N. Pomeroy Ave., Hill City, KS. Family will be present to receive friends 5-7:30 p.m.
The funeral service is Tuesday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. in Stinemetz Funeral Home, 522 N. Pomeroy Ave., Hill City. Burial will be in Prairie Home Cemetery, rural Graham County, Kansas.
Memorial are suggested to the Graham County Hospital.