Gene Denton Sr.

Services for Mr. Gene Lee “Bullrider” Denton, 65, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, with Bro. Kevin Passons officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.


Interment will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.

Mr. Denton passed away February 17, 2024, at his home. He was born July 17, 1958, in Dallas, to Henry Lee & Betty Jean Spiller Denton. Gene lived in the Grand Saline area most of his life where he was a farmer/rancher and loved bull riding. He was a member of Cornerstone Pentecostal Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Dorothy Davis; 2 brothers, John Lee Denton, and Charles Ray Denton; and niece, Lagina Pearce.

Survivors include his wife, Alaina Brown of Sherman; two sons, Charles Lee Denton of Houston, and Gene Lee Denton, Jr. of Houston; brother, Kenneth Wayne Denton of Mineola; sister-in-law, Shirley Denton of Alba; three grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

The pallbearers will be Cody Denton, David Wilson, Cameron Ridout, Sammy Copeland, Kobe Blue, and Dakota Davis.

Claude Soules will serve as honorary pallbearer.

The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.