John passed away this Christmas Eve at his home, with his family and pets by his side.
He spent four years in the Navy prior to marrying his wife of 59 years, Clara Lee, and drove a semi truck for Kroger in Livonia, Michigan for 28 years prior to retiring to Tennessee in 2000.
Some of his favorite things were his dogs, the NOrthern Lights, traveling in his motor home, and the mountains that he now called home.
John is preceded in death by his parents, John Joseph Dennis and Helen Irene (Parmelee) Dennis,
Surviving are his wife, Clara Lee Dennis, daughter: Theresa L. Smallwood (husband, Jerald) of Church Hill; son: John "Jay" Joseph Dennis (wife, Tammy) of Morristown, seven grandchildren: Breanna Stapleton (husband, Hobert), Ashley Smallwood, Jacob Smallwood, Erin Smallwood, all of Church Hill, Joseph Dennis, of Irvine, CA, Jacob Dennis and Michael Dennis, now residing in Lexington, SC; and his brother Mark Dennis, residing in Michigan.
