William Denman

ARLINGTON -- William H. "Red" Denman, 81, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, in Joshua. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Red was born April 5, 1927, in Grapeland to James Howard and Mary Jane Masters Denman. Red married Mattie Carrier July 1, 1951, in Dallas. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Red served as a Tarrant County deputy sheriff for 38 years. He was also a 32nd-degree Mason and member of Arlington Lodge 438. Red was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He liked music and playing many musical insturments. He also liked working on cars. Red loved his dogs and especially "Eppo" and "Peaches." He liked playing dominoes and reading. He was preceded in death by brothers, Jack, Buck and Bernard Denman; and a sister, Ouida Denman. Survivors: Wife, Mattie Denman of Arlington; son, Todd Denman and wife, Rose of Joshua; daughter, Lisa Adams of Corpus Christi; grandchildren, Chance Bogard of Fort Worth and Preslie Adams of Aledo; brother, Charles Denman and wife, Charlene of Austin; numerous nieces and nephews.