Dennis Eugene DeYoung

Dennis Eugene DeYoung, age 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at his home in Victoria.

Dennis was born July 11, 1956, to Stanley Calvin and Betty Jean (Osborn) DeYoung in Plainville, Kansas. He married Diane Elizabeth Geist on August 17, 1984, in Hays, Kansas. She preceded him in death on May 2, 2017.

He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator in the land and oilfield industries. In the late '70s and early '80s, he worked for Pan-Am Construction in Africa, Liberia, and Kenya, operating heavy equipment.

Dennis was a United States Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing, watching the OU Sooners, and especially the LA Rams.

He is survived by a son, Calvin DeYoung of Damar; daughter Renee DeYoung, Great Bend; three sisters, Terri (John) Richardson, Clairmont, N.C., Janice (Dennis) Craven, Wichita, and Janet (Mike) Bruna, Plainville.

His parents, wife, infant daughter, Elizabeth, and nephew, Adam Bruna, preceded him in death.

The family has chosen cremation.

Memorials are suggested to the John Wayne Cancer Foundation at www.Johnwayne.org and may be sent in care of Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel, 2509 Vine Street, Hays, KS 67601.