Channie Roe Dennis
July 22, 1931 ~ May 8, 2015
Channie Roe Dennis, Jr. of West End, NC passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 and was reunited with his loving wife of 59 years, Betty Dennis who died in February. He grew up in Burlington, NC and graduated from Burlington High School in 1949 and from NC State in 1954 with a major in horticulture and a commission of Second Lieutenant in the US Army. Channie and Betty met while in college and married in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1956 where Channie was with the Tank Company of the 86 th Infantry Regiment. In 1957, they returned to the states and lived in Apex until retiring to West End. He worked in data processing, retiring from Cooper Tools as Senior Systems Analyst in 1993. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Southern Pines, where he taught Sunday School for several years.
In addition to his wife, Channie was preceded in death by his parents Channie and Annie Dennis.
He is survived by sons James and wife Joanne and step-grandchildren Jay and Dominick Flood of Rock Hill, SC; Steve and wife Garnet and grandchildren Zach, Jordan, Chris and Justin Dennis of Newark, DE; sisters-in-law Shirley Caraway of Apex, NC, and Mary Woodall and husband Woody of Durham, NC. He is also survived by cousins Carolyn Morris, and Brad and wife Alice Saunders; and many nephews and nieces.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, May 11 th at First Baptist Church of Southern Pines, 200 East New York Ave, Southern Pines NC 28387. A visitation will occur in the sanctuary at 1:00 pm prior to the memorial service.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Southern Pines, 200 East New York Avenue, Southern Pines, NC 28387; The Duke PR Tisch Brain Tumor Center - Angels, DUMC 3624, Durham, NC 27710; or The American Heart Association.
Powell Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the Dennis Family.
Condolences: PinesFunerals.com
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Dear James, Steve and family,
We are so sorry for the loss of our Brother in Christ and dear friend, Channie. Although we have not been present in person, our thoughts and prayers have been with you during the loss of your precious mother, Betty L
Dear Family, we are very sorry for your loss! We remember with great fondness your life in the Olive Chapel Community and what faithful servants CR and Betty Lou were as members of the Olive Chapel Baptist Church in Apex.
Harold and Sandy Williams