Obituary of George Dennis ---------
George Dennis was born at Green Camp, Marion
County, Ohio May 5,1833; was married to Anna
Hollenbaugh August 14, 1855, to which union were
born eight children, five sons and three daughters,
William, Chas., Frank, John, Arthur, Hettie, Carrie
and an infant unnamed, the son, Frank and three
daughters having preceded the father in death, thus
leaving the wife, four sons, together with thirteen
grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren to
mourn their loss.
The name of Mr. George Dennis had become almost
a household name in Delaware. Perhaps no man ever
resided in a community who was better known and
loved than he was by all who knew him. Gentle,
patient, God-like at all times, a lover of all chil-
dren, and a friend to all, ever striving to dispel
the clouds of gloom hovering over some poor, troubled
soul with words of encouragement--such was his aim in
life. The writer knew him well in late years, and
knows whereof he speaks. His was a long life of
earnest, faithful, toil, a never-ending effort to
lighten the burden of others, His hope, deeply
grounded in the faith, almost his last words a
plea to be taken to his heavenly home. In retro-
spection of such a life and in the wake of such a
victory, we humbly confess that our loss is his gain.
 Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our most sincere thanks to our
many friends for the beautiful floral offerings and
to the kind friends who assisted us during the sick-
ness and death of our beloved husband and father, and
also to the singers who so beautifully sang the selected
hymns, and to the ministers, Rev. Messrs. Morton, Rush,
and Walker, for their consoling words which were so
sweetly spoken.
(Signed)
Wife and Sons.
This
Obituary and Card of Thanks were found on an undated typewritten page
in an envelope that had belonged to my grandmother, Addie Dennis. I
tried to keep it true to the form in which it was typed.
 
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