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Donald Alden Dennee was born on Dec. 15, 1927, in Laraine, N.Y. He passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019, at the age of 91 in Taylor.
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A viewing will be held at 1 p.m. with the funeral following at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, at the Silver Creek Stake Center on Willow Lane in Taylor. The interment will follow the services at Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery.
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Don was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the beloved husband and eternal companion of Twila Brimhall Dennee. They were married and sealed in the Mesa Temple on Nov. 27, 1957.
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Don was the fifth oldest of 12 children. He left home at the age of 13, leaving the home for three to four weeks at a time looking for work. He found his first job working on the Central Railroad building rails as a laborer. Don got drafted in to the Army Air Corps in March of 1945 and was sent to Fort Mammoth, N.J., to begin his military service. After he re-enlisted in the Army Air Force, he was sent to Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Don served in the later part of World War II and was a Korean War veteran. He served in Okinawa, Japan, 1957-1958, and was involved in the atomic testing at Eniwetok Atoll in 1958.
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After serving 20 years in the military, he retired as a senior master sergeant in the Air Force. After retiring from the military, Don owned his own business from 1964-1973. He moved to Taylor and worked for Navajo County as a mechanic for 10 years showing off his mechanic skills. He then moved on to Brimhall Sand and Rock for another five years.
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Twila and Don worked at the Mesa and Snowflake temples together for several years, and he also went on a work mission for the Church at the bishop’s storehouse. Don held various callings in the Church, his dearest and favorite was that of a home teacher.
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Don is survived by his wife, Twila; and their children, Bobbie (deceased), Harold (deceased), Robert (Nancy), Kenneth (deceased) (Ruth), Donald (Linda), Bill (Laurie), Dianne (Dave), Val (Cathy), Ronald and Donald, Jr. (Katherine).
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Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor handled the arrangements.
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