William Dent Obituary

William "Bill" Dent, 80, of North Canton Passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. He was born May 6, 1936 in Princeton West Virginia to the late William and Helen Dent.

Bill served in the U.S. Army / National Guard. He graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in Business. Bill retired from the Ford Motor Company. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and a lifetime member of the NRA. Bill was a High School Football Referee. He was a private pilot and involved in the Boy Scouts and loved his politics.

Bill is survived by his wife of 60 years, Demetria Dent; three children, Dennis Dent, Kathy Dent and David (Melanie) Dent; grandchildren, Megan (Ben) McDonald, Jake Dent (Sara Ortez), Megan Vorndran, Megan (Dan) Blair, Jack (Katlin) Vorndan, Beau Dent, Erin (Elisha) Hedin and Alex Dent; great grandchildren, Harvey Dent, Paisley Hedin, Owen McDonald and James Vorndran; brother, James Clause; daughter-in-law, Sandy Dent and great grand dog and best friend, Cole Vorndran.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Reed Funeral Home North Canton Chapel, 801 Pittsburg Ave. NW North Canton, Ohio 44720 from 4pm to 6pm with a memorial service to follow at 6pm.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Mercy Cancer Center Complimentary Medicine Program Attn: Karen Coughlin, 1320 Mercy Dr, NW Canton, Ohio 44708

The family invites you to visit www.reedfuneralhome.com to read the obituary sign the online guestbook and share fond memories.