Clyde "Doodle" Denton

Willow Spring:  Mr. Clyde D. "Doodle" Denton, age 88, of 7260 Mount Pleasant Road died Saturday at Transitions Hospice in Raleigh.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats.  Rev. Timmy Blair will officiate.   Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Angier.             Mr. Denton was born in Harnett County on January 1, 1929, to the late Charlie and Murlie Matthews Denton.  He was also preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Faircloth.  Mr. Denton was a  retired farmer and was a member of Piney Grove Chapel Church.             Surviving are wife of 62 years, Mae Gregory Denton; children & spouses, Tony & Julia Denton of Willow Spring, Elaine D. & Mickey Fleming of Angier, and C. Allen & Debbie Denton of Apex; sister, Mildred Gregory of Lillington; 6 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.              The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM Monday prior to the service.