Patterson Cemetery District 
Obits listing for 2007

Submitted by Gale Stroud 11 Aug 2009

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Patterson Irrigator, 07/11/2007, p 5
 
Wednesday, July 25 th at 2:30 pm
Nelia Mae Denton
May 1, 1916 � July 6, 2007
A funeral service will be Thursday for Nelia Mae Denton of Sacramento, who died 
Friday at Sutter Oaks Midtown Convalescent Hospital in Sacramento.
Mrs. Denton, 91, was a native of Roswell, Ga., and had lived in Sacramento the 
past 10 years. She previously lived in Modesto for two years and Gustine for 
more than 40 years and was well known on the West Side.

Mrs. Denton worked eight years as a route carrier for the Merced Sun Star. She 
was a member of Neighborhood Church of Modesto, Westside Christian Center Church 
of Gustine and Neighborhood Outreach Fellowship Church of Sacramento. She 
enjoyed reading, sewing and cooking 
Mrs. Denton is survived by her son, James Ron Denton of Modesto; daughter, Wanda 
Denton Novak, and her husband, Bobby, of Sacramento; son-in-law, Ernie Nunes of 
Crows Landing; brother, James �Otha� Lazenby of New York; sister, Vera Faye 
Faulkenberry of Oregon; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas R. Denton, and a daughter, 
Joyce Nunes.
Thursday�s funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel, 1258 
R. St., in Newman. Burial will follow in Hills Ferry Cemetery, 1334 W. Stuhr 
Road, in Newman.
Visitation will be observed from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. 
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Denton�s name may be sent to the Arthritis 
Foundation, 203 Willow St., Suite 201, San Francisco 94109.