Henrietta Terry Dunnigan

Henrietta Terry Dunnigan, 86, born July 30, 1920-August 19, 2006. The family of Henrietta is saddened to announce the passing of our beloved mother and yet we are comforted by our belief that she is eternally secure in our Lord's embrace. Henrietta is the daughter of the late Homer Ellis Terry, Sr. and Susie Williams Terry of Roanoke, Va. She is predeceased by her husband, Edward Joseph Dunnigan, Sr., the love of her life for 35 years; a brother, Homer E. Terry, Jr.; a sister, Katherine Terry Slusher. Henrietta is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia's School of Nursing, Class of 1944 and served during WWII as a U.S. Army Nurse in the South Pacific Theater of Operations and throughout her life gently touched and enriched the lives of so many people as a nurse and a friend. Surviving are Henrietta's three children, Edward Joseph Dunnigan, Jr. and his wife Linda of Manteo, N.C., Terry Sue Dunnigan Steele of Va. Beach, Va., and Thomas Michael Dunnigan and his wife, Liles of Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, George Terry and his wife, Joanne of Roanoke , Va., and a sister-in-law, Jimmi Terry of Reidsville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild and many dear friends. The time and date for a memorial service will be announced. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to a charity of your choice or honor Henrietta's memory with a simple act of kindness for someone less fortunate. Gone is another of the greatest generation.