She graduated from the first 4-year graduating class of Lubbock Christian College and obtained her MA in Psychology from Eastern New Mexico University. Agnes was a strong advocate for the underserved populations of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. Since 1977, she owned and operated Agnes Dent Homes, residences and workshops for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Lubbock, Texas. She was a long-time member of Greenlawn Church of Christ. Agnes was an avid promoter of Christian education and actively served on the board of Lubbock Christian University for twenty years. In 2017 she was moved to emeritus board member status.
Agnes is preceded in death by her husband, T.L. “Mike” Dent. Mike and Agnes were married for 60 years and started their lives together in the farming community of Earth, Texas before moving to Lubbock in 1965. They had six children.
She is preceded in death by two children, Mikey Dent of Lubbock and Cherry Dent Ryan of Lubbock.
Her surviving children are Joe Dent of Double Oak, Texas, Cathy Bonds of Huntersville, North Carolina, Connie Fulbright of Lubbock, Texas, and Fawn Musick of Mooresville, North Carolina.
She is survived by twenty-two grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
Agnes has chosen to be part of the Willed Body Program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 10:00AM at Resthaven Funeral Home Abbey Chapel.
The family suggests memorials go to Lubbock Christian University.
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