Published by admin on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 8:58am
WILMINGTON— Jim Dent, 83, of Wilmington, formerly of New Lenox, died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet.
Born July 26, 1939 in Herrin, IL, James LeRoy was a son of Earl and Faye (Counsil) Dent. He was raised in Herrin and New Lenox and graduated from Lincoln Way High School with the Class of 1957. On Feb. 24, 1966 Jim married the love of his life, Kathleen Gail Bennett in Mokena, and together they moved to Maryland.