Dennis L. Sloan, age 78, of Markwell Road, Olive Hill, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grayson. Born February 23, 1939, at Elliottville in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Melvin and Ellen Trent Sloan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Fonza, Lonnie, Harold, and Kenneth Sloan, and five sisters, Audrey Pennington, Ivory Crose, Eula Conley, Stella Fraley, and Ilene DeHart. Dennis is survived by three sisters, Guyan Mabry, Louise Adkins, and Maxine DeHart, all of Morehead; one brother, Richard Sloan of Olive Hill; and several nieces and nephews. Dennis was a retired logger and mechanic and loved playing the guitar. He was of the Church of God faith. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2017, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Monroe Craig officiating. Burial will follow in the Trent Cemetery on Rainbow Road. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead.