Evangelist Donald “Don” Denton, age 90, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 18, 2023, at UT Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1933 in Bristol, Va. a son of the late Garnett Lee and Kate Lee Baker Denton. Donald was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. He was founder and pastor of Walkers Mountain Baptist Church for 29 years. He also pastored Crossroads Baptist Church, Barns Chapel, Heavens Gate, Alvarado Bible Church and currently at Deck Valley Independent Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Moore’s Snack Foods, Black Diamond Enterprises and Bigelow Sanford Carpet Co. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara G. Fleenor Denton; and seven brothers and one sister.
Survivors include his children, Jackie Denton, Patricia Severt and husband Tom, Danny Denton and wife Mary Ann, Anthony Denton and special friend, Ellen; eleven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; sister, Eunice Cunningham; several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Friendship Baptist Church, 20572 Benhams Rd, Bristol, Va. 24202, with Bro. Kyle Falin and Bro. Tom Severt officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 6:45 p.m. prior to the service. The interment will be held 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August, 24, 2023 at Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Chad Denton, Travis Denton, Nick Denton, Adam Denton, Caleb Denton, Bradley Ownby, Kurtis Denton, and Rodney Warren. Honorary pallbearers will be Benny Hurt, Dennis Eller, Dennis Burnette, Steve Pierce, Zeb Cross, Jeff Eastridge, Christian Fauver and Minister friends of our Daddy. The service will be livestreamed via Friendship Baptist Church’s Facebook page.
Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfh.com. Arrangements have been made with Weaver Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
https://www.weaverfh.com/obituaries/Evangelist-Donald-Denton?obId=28749615
Brother Denton preaches during this edition of Old Camp Meeting Time with Brother Eddie Smith of Blountville, TN, recorded off of AM 690, WZAP, Bristol, VA, on the afternoon of Saturday, September 18, 2010.
2 Timothy 2:19 KJB: 19   Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Matthew 1:21 KJB: 21   And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Romans 8:1-5 KJB: 1   There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2   For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3   For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4   That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5   For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.