Robert T. "Bob" Dennis^[1]

- 2001

• Name	Robert T. "Bob" Dennis
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Apr 2001	Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I253622	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Lemuel W. Dennis,   b. 16 Oct 1879,   d. 5 Aug 1975  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Gypsy Iona Taylor,   b. 9 Apr 1890,   d. Mar 1977  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F97826	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ginger
  Children	1. Tanya Dennis
  Family ID	F97828	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Alene A.
  Family ID	F97838	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 30 Apr 2001 - Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 4 Jan 2000. James H. Dennis obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 30 Apr 2001. JOHNSON CITY—Robert T. Dennis, 200 Dogwood Lane, Johnson City, died Monday, April 30, 2001, in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Newport, Tennessee, and a son of the late Lemuel and Gypsy Iona Taylor Dennis. Mr. Dennis was a WWII veteran, having served in the Navy. He began his career in the restaurant business in Newport. He owned the Coffee Pot Restaurant there, and later, the Peggy Ann Restaurant in Kingsport and the Beverly Court Hotel/Restaurant in Johnson City. Mr. Dennis was the co-owner of several businesses: TPI Corporation, Johnson City, Tennessee, manufacturers of electrical heating and air ventilation products; Fostoria Industries, Inc., Fostoria, Ohio, manufacturer of Infra Red heating products; a partner in D & H Realty; and the owner of North Side Package Store. He is survived by his wife, Alene A. Dennis; his daughter, Tanya Dennis, Nashville; step-son, Louise Keene, Virginia; one sister, Mary Gorman, Nashville; one nephew, Ronnie Bullard, Newport; four nieces, Rhonda Moore, Lebanon, Jackie Gorman, Nashville, Betty Ann Bewley, Greeneville, and Jean Bullard, Atlanta. A Committal Service for family and very close friends of Robert T. Dennis, will be conducted 10 a.m., Wednesday, at the Monte Vista Mausoleum. Rev. Kenneth T. Long and Rev. Wayne Absher will officiate. Active pallbearers will be John Squibb, John Love, Sr., John Reed, Orbin McClellan, Curtis McGee, Carl Childers, B.J. Church, and Bill Hughes. Honorary pallbearers will be James H. Quillen, R.E. Henry, Sr., R.E. Henry, Jr., J.R. Thompson, Sam Miller, the employees of TPI Corporation, John Curtis, Jim Wilson, C.A. Johnson, Dick Moss, Joe Thomas, Walt Tittle, Vernon Wilson, Bob Sampson, Paul Pack, Wayne Graybeal, Senator Rusty Crowe, and Rep. Ralph Cole. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Haven of Mercy, 123 W. Millard St., Johnson City, TN 37604 or the St. Labre Indian School, Ashland, Montana 59004. Friends may come by the funeral home any time after 11 a.m. Tuesday, and the family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Tuesday. Arrangements by Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Ave., Johnson City.