Dennis Lee “Denny” Quick, age 86, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Country Place Memory Care in Ft. Scott. He was born June 3, 1935, in Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Fred Quick and Angie Dennis Quick. He married Eleanor Lucile Endicott on January 23, 1960, in Ft. Scott. Denny loved spending time with his family. He was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include two sons, Phil Quick and wife, Jennifer of Ft. Scott and Rick Quick also of Ft. Scott and four grandchildren. Zach Quick, Gabe Quick, Peyton O. Quick Gibson and Taylor Quick Brasfield and five great-grandchildren, Sidney Brasfield, Layne Quick, Oktavea Brasfield, Hayes Quick and Freya Lucile Brasfield. Denny’s wife, Lucile, preceded him in death on April 19, 2018. He was also preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Lyle and Harold and two sisters, Norma Jean and Nelda.
Dave Nickelson will conduct funeral services at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 12th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.