Born on March 4, 1978, Dennis was the son of Joyce & Donnie Dalton, of Louisa, Virginia. Dennis was raised in Waynesboro, Virginia. 

  On January 29, 2020, Dennis married Crystal, his soulmate and best friend. Dennis and Crystal had a blended family of nine kids and one grandson; Dustin Gregory, Austin Wood, Caleb &Dylan Shifflett, Miranda Jefferies, Gage Root, Austen, Kiersten, and Ayden Shifflett, and grandson Easten Shifflett. 

Dennis was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harry and Angel Morris; uncle Michael Morris; and Donnie Meadows. 

 Dennis is survived by his sister Donna Morris; aunt Wanda Meadows; two special cousins he held close to his heart, Alma Meadows and her children Chris and Haley Meadows, and Claudia McNeil and her two children Casey Meadows and Cameron McNeil; three nieces, Olivia Keirster, Mahkenna and Avah Williamson.

  A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2024, at Preddy Funeral Home in Gordonsville, Virginia.