Roy Otis Dennis Jr.

1938 - 2020

Roy Otis Dennis, Jr.
On December 22, 2020 Roy Otis Dennis Jr. passed away peacefully at the age of 82.
Roy "Roddy" was born on January 2,1938 in Foley, Florida. His parents were Roy O. Dennis Sr. and Annie Mae Dennis. Roy graduated from Taylor Co. High School in 1955 and served 2 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He attended Florida State University and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He completed a bachelor's degree in office management. At college he met and married Sherry his wife and were happily married 59 years. They had 2 children.
Roy worked in Management for Chevron Oil Co. for 25 years. He retired at the age of 55.
Roy was an avid Bass fisherman his entire life and retired to Ocala for the fishing lakes. He loved to fish with his friends and family. He loved the mountains in North Carolina and collecting shells on the beaches of Sanibel Island, Florida. He enjoyed making boiled peanuts, growing tomatoes and playing cards and dominoes around the kitchen table.
If you ever met or knew Roy, you were always welcomed with a heartfelt greeting, and a warm smile.
Roy was preceded in death by his Father and Mother. He is survived by his wife Sherry, his children Lyn and Jeff, his sister Ina and his grandchildren Jeffery, Marina, Holly and Thomas and Ava his great grandchild and niece Robin and nephew Scooter. He will be greatly missed.