Virginia Drake "Jenny" Dennis

Virginia "Jenny" Drake Dennis Virginia "Jenny" Drake Dennis, 72 passed away Friday, September 19, 2008 at her home in Roanoke. She is the loving daughter of the late Almond and Annie Drake and grew up on a tobacco farm in Pinetops, NC. Jenny was the devoted wife of the late F.M. Dennis and was wed for 37 years when he passed away in 1994, and was also preceded by two sisters, Dora Drake Moore and Edwin Brooks Drake. She attended Chowan College in North Carolina and graduated and married the same day in June of 1956. She worked side by side with her husband at various newspapers in Georgia and North and South Carolina. Jenny retired from Parts Depot Inc. in Roanoke with 22 years in customer service. Was an active member of North Roanoke Baptist Church and enjoyed the fellowship of the Gleaner's ministry. Jenny is survived by three sons and a daughter-in-law, Philip and his wife, Betsy, Michael all of Roanoke, and Patrick of Colonial Heights; four sisters, Mary Drake Stallings of Tarboro, NC; Eva Drake Bunn of Greenville, NC. Maude Drake Turner and Alice Drake both of Rocky Mount, NC; one brother, Almond Jerkins Drake, II, of Pinetops, NC; two grandchildren, Joe Dennis of Roanoke and Hannah Dennis of Culpepper. A memorial service celebrating Jenny's life was 2:00pm, Monday, September 22, 2008 at North Roanoke Baptist Church with Rev. Darryl Crim officiating. Memorials may be made in her name to North Roanoke Baptist Church, 6402 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA. 24019. Simpson Funeral Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements, 540-366-0707.