MYRTLE DENNIS

BENTON, Mo. -- Myrtle G. Dennis, 80, of Benton died Friday, June 30, 2000, at her home.

She was born April 15, 1920, in Stoddard County, daughter of Samuel Monroe and Viola Lawrence Pratt. She and Sen. John Clint Dennis were married Dec. 2, 1939, at St. Charles. He died Feb. 15, 2000.

Dennis was a homemaker and a member of Benton Methodist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Crossen, Kay Davis and Sharon Stuckey, all of Benton; six grandchildren, Jeffrey Hopper of Commerce, Julie Stuckey of Columbia, Lisa Wheetley, Jill Stuckey, Traci Bollinger and John Davis, all of Benton; seven great-grandchildren, Derick and Nikki Wheetley, Whitney and Callie Bollinger, McKenzie Lesch, all of Benton, and Logan and Sydney Hopper of Commerce.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel, with the Rev. Jack Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens at Morley.