1921
John
2014
John Blair Dennison
June 20, 1921 — February 11, 2014
John Blair Dennison, Age 92, died Tuesday February 11, 2014, at Heartland of Hillsboro.
He was born June 20, 1921, in Mason, Ohio, the son of John W. and Eva Guttery Dennison. He was a graduate of Hillsboro High School, class of 1939.
Blair was a World War II veteran, having enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940. He was a B-25 bomber pilot and served in the 7th Air Force in several of the Pacific Islands, including Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Gilbert Islands. He was honorably discharged on March 1, 1946 after attaining the rank of Major.
Following the war, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, class of 1950. He returned to Hillsboro in 1952 and began his lifelong career in the banking equipment manufacturing industry at the Gross Feibel Company. In 1981 he began working for his good friend 'Red' Deluse at the Hamilton Safe Company in Fairfield, Ohio, finally retiring in 2007 at the age of 84.
He was active on the Hillsboro Board of Education for many years and was involved with both the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees and the Great Oaks Joint Vocational School District Board. He was a member of the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, the Hillsboro Elks Lodge, and the Masonic Lodge of Hillsboro.
He is survived by three daughters, Beth David Mayers of Wilmington, Barbara Jeff Streitenberger of Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Carol of Frankfort, Kentucky; one grandson, Blair Streitenberger and one granddaughter, Libby Streitenberger, both of South Carolina.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Betty Tolle Dennison on March 10, 1988; his sister Janet Elaine Dennison, July 9, 1988; his brother Harlan W. Dennison, November 20, 1996, and special friend Janet Limes, in 2011.
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Hillsboro 1st United Methodist Church.
Friends may call at 1:00 P.M. until time of service on Saturday March 15, 2014 at the church.
Blair was buried at the Hillsboro Cemetery during a private ceremony at the convenience of the family under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, 133 East Walnut Street, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133.
To sign our online guestbook, please visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com .
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He was born June 20, 1921, in Mason, Ohio, the son of John W. and Eva Guttery Dennison. He was a graduate of Hillsboro High School, class of 1939.
Blair was a World War II veteran, having enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940. He was a B-25 bomber pilot and served in the 7th Air Force in several of the Pacific Islands, including Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Gilbert Islands. He was honorably discharged on March 1, 1946 after attaining the rank of Major.
Following the war, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, class of 1950. He returned to Hillsboro in 1952 and began his lifelong career in the banking equipment manufacturing industry at the Gross Feibel Company. In 1981 he began working for his good friend 'Red' Deluse at the Hamilton Safe Company in Fairfield, Ohio, finally retiring in 2007 at the age of 84.
He was active on the Hillsboro Board of Education for many years and was involved with both the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees and the Great Oaks Joint Vocational School District Board. He was a member of the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, the Hillsboro Elks Lodge, and the Masonic Lodge of Hillsboro.
He is survived by three daughters, Beth David Mayers of Wilmington, Barbara Jeff Streitenberger of Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Carol of Frankfort, Kentucky; one grandson, Blair Streitenberger and one granddaughter, Libby Streitenberger, both of South Carolina.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Betty Tolle Dennison on March 10, 1988; his sister Janet Elaine Dennison, July 9, 1988; his brother Harlan W. Dennison, November 20, 1996, and special friend Janet Limes, in 2011.
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Hillsboro 1st United Methodist Church.
Friends may call at 1:00 P.M. until time of service on Saturday March 15, 2014 at the church.
Blair was buried at the Hillsboro Cemetery during a private ceremony at the convenience of the family under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, 133 East Walnut Street, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133.
To sign our online guestbook, please visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com .
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