Class of 1969
1969 Maroon Spotlight
Ira Dent
Football 66-67, Basketball 68-69.
1969 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Ira Dent is the 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham F. Dent, route one, Perry. He was born December 2, 1948, in Perry, and attended school in El Paso, Texas, one year (1964-65) in addition to local schools. He played basketball in junior high and was football team manager 1965-67. Dent’s favorite subject is industrial shop, and his hobbies are hunting and fishing. He plans to attend Northern Oklahoma college.
Ira Hoke Dent
December 2, 1948 – December 19, 2003
Ira Hoke Dent, resident of Perry, died Friday, December 19, 2003, at the Perry Memorial Hospital. He was 55.
Ira Hoke Dent was born December 2, 1948, in Perry to Abraham Dent Sr. and Wilma Dailey Dent. He attended Northern Oklahoma College and served in the United States Navy from Januay 2, 1970, until his honorable discharge on December 3, 1975. He worked at Tinker Air Force and as a driller in the oil fields and for the Otoe Tribal Police. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Survivors include two daughters, Lori Lee Dent of Texas and Keeley Renae Dent of Morris; six sisters, Patricia Black of Red Rock, Rose Lane of Perry, Carol Aguero of Perry, Madge Artman of Newkirk, Rhoda Dent of Stillwater and Edye Habibi of Enid; three brothers, Joe Dent of Red Rock, Abraham Dent Jr. of Stillwater and Danny “Dana” Dent of Vinita; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Monday, December 22, 2003, at the Otoe-Missouria Cultural Center in Red Rock. Interment will be at the Otoe-Missouria Cemetery.