Denton Co. TX - Verna Ellen (FOWLER) DENSON (1907-2001) (obit.)

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   Verna Ellen (Fowler) Denson
   Verna Ellen (Fowler) Denson died Aug. 27, 2001, at the age of 94. Born
   in  Denton,  Texas,  on Feb. 18, 1907, to William and Zephy (Phillips)
   Fowler, she had been a Yolo County resident for the past 55 years.
   She  moved to Esparto in 1947, first working behind the famous Esparto
   Drug  Store  soda  fountain  where  she began her love affair with the
   preparation  and  service of food. She went from the drug store to the
   old  Yolo General Hospital and then to Woodland Memorial Hospital, and
   finally  settled  in  for  many  years  with  the Davis Unified School
   District.
   She  had  worked  more  than 30 years as a cook before retiring to her
   love of her family, her children and their children, camping, fishing,
   and  most  of  all,  continuing  to  cook  and  prepare feasts for the
   enjoyment  of  her  large and extended family. She was a member of the
   Rebekah Lodge of Woodland.
   She  was  preceded in death by her husband, Orion Denson; her brother,
   Hubert Fowler of Dallas; and her daughter, Margaret L. Firth of Davis.
   She  is  survived  by her son, Joe Denson and his wife Hazel of Davis;
   daughter,  Kay  Hernandez  and  her husband Jesse; and son-in-law Bill
   Firth, all of Davis. She is also survived by five grandchildren, seven
   great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
   No  visitation is scheduled prior to graveside services, which will be
   held  Thursday  at  11 a.m. at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road.
   The  family  requests  that gifts in her memory be directed to the the
   donor's charity of choice.
   Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with
   arrangements.
   (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, September 4, 2001,
   (Yolo  County).  Submitted  with  the  permission  of  the  "The Davis
   Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616,
   <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>.  Please  note:  I am not related to
   the  family listed above, and I do not have any further information on
   this family.)