Harold Edward Denton

Harold Edward Denton, 84, formerly of North Charleston, SC died in Chapel Hill, NC, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. His funeral service will be held Saturday, March 19, 2016 in the Wando Woods Baptist Church, 4123 Dorsey Avenue at 2:00 pm. Interment with military honors will follow in Riverview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 pm until the time of the service at Wando Woods Baptist Church. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., North Area Chapel.

Harold was born April 27, 1931 in Dublin, GA, son of the late Charlie Denton and the late Edna Pridgen Denton. At the age of three, he and his family moved to Charleston. He graduated Chicora High School. Harold retired from the USAF as an aircraft maintenance technician and also from civil service having worked at the Polaris Missile Facility-Atlantic (POMFLANT). Harold was a founding member of Wando Woods Baptist Church. He was a mentor and leader with AA and enjoyed baseball and fishing.

He is survived by his wife, Leona Ackerman Denton; daughter, Laurie Pate (Jim) of Apex, NC; two sons, Joel Denton of Boone, NC and Charles Denton of Jacksonville, FL; sister, Elizabeth Blocker of North Charleston, SC; brother, Ken Denton of Waynesboro, VA; four grandsons: Shawn Buckler, James Pate, Gage Denton and Christopher Denton; two granddaughters, Amelia Pate, Emily Pate.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Wando Woods Baptist Church, 4123 Dorsey Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405.