DR. DAVID LEWIS DANNER

Dr. David Danner

Dr. David Lewis Danner, 78, of Pekin died at 4:59 a.m. July 17, 2020, at UnityPoint Health in Pekin.

He was born Feb. 1, 1942, in Beardstown, the son of Ralph Lewis and Harriet Baxter Danner. He married Sharon K. Avery on June 26, 1965, in Pekin. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Dr. Michael (and Julie) Danner of Tremont; one daughter, Sarah (and Michael) Masters of Normal; one sister, Sally (and Dr. Dale) Bergeson of St. Louis, Mo.; one nephew, Matt (and Jean) Bergeson of Evergreen Park; one niece, Holly (and Guy) Cunningham of St. Louis, Mo.; and five grandchildren.

He was raised on the family farm near Astoria. A 1960 graduate of Astoria High School, he was a 1964 graduate of Monmouth College, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. While at Monmouth, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a 1968 graduate of Washington University School of Dentistry in St. Louis, where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.

He served in the United States Army from 1968-71 as a dentist with the rank of Captain.

In 1971, he founded his dental practice in Pekin. His son, Michael, joined the practice in 1999 and together they practiced, prior to his retirement in 2001. The dental practice continues to serve patients as Danner Family Dentistry.

He was a member of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists and the Peoria District Dental Society, of which he was a past president. He also served on several committees with the Illinois State Dental Society. He was a member of MENSA, the Mayflower Society and Sons of the American Revolution. He was a former member of the Pekin Chapter of the AMBUCS.

He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Pekin. In earlier years, he was a member of the Methodist Adult Discussion (M.A.D.) Sunday school class.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin with Pastor Eric N. Swanson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Social distancing and guidelines regarding masks will apply. Inurnment will follow the memorial service in Prairie Haven Cemetery in Pekin with military rites accorded by the United States Army and the Tazewell Area Ceremonial Team.

Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 601 North 4th St., Pekin, IL 61554 or to Monmouth College, 700 East Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462.

Condolences may be sent to www.preston-hanley.com.

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 7/22/2020