Born on May 15, 1906 to James Epley and Annie Terry Epley. Ellen Epley Denton passed away on Feb 7, 1982, at the age of 75 and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Morganton, North Carolina, United States. Ellen Epley Denton was married to John Festus Denton and had 2 children: James Denton, Arthur Leroy "roy" Denton.