Obituary
Virginia Lee (Duke) Denny was born on December 21, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to Earl McElwrath Duke and Alice Ruth Melhop, and passed away on January 9, 2016, in Georgetown, Texas. She was 88 years old.
Virginia graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1945, and in 1952, being employed by Aramco, embarked on a journey which would take her to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In Dhahran, Virginia met Walter Richard ("Dick") Denny, who was employed by GSI, and on June 20, 1954 in Beruit, Lebanon, Virginia and Dick were married. To this union were born two daughters, Carolyn and Barbara. Returning to the U.S., and making their home in Dallas, Dick began work for the Dallas Police Department in February 1955, and Virginia was a mother and housewife. After their youngest daughter, Barbara, began elementary school, Virginia began work as the secretary to the principal at Maple Lawn Elementary School in Dallas, and later worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield, retiring in 1982. In 1968, the family moved to Rockwall, Texas, and in 2003, Dick and Virginia would later retire to Georgetown, Texas, making their home in Sun City.
Virginia had a gentle soul, was a steadfast friend, a gifted bridge player, Scrabble player, loved all things in nature, and a was a beautiful and wonderful wife and mother. We love her so, and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her husband, Dick, of Georgetown, daughter Carolyn Burroughs of Hamilton, New Jersey, daughter Barbara Denny of Richardson, Texas, and one grandson , sister, Carol Olivier and husband Kenneth of Los Angeles, California, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Ramsey Funeral Home in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
Special thanks goes to the Wesleyan at Scenic, Wesleyan Hospice, the East Wing Staff, and specifically to Kathy Hembree, Caroline Ortiz, and Tina Ortiz for the wonderful care they gave to our wife and mom.
Virginia Lee (Duke) Denny was born on December 21, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to Earl McElwrath Duke and Alice Ruth Melhop, and passed away on January 9, 2016, in Georgetown, Texas. She was 88 years old.
Virginia graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1945, and in 1952, being employed by Aramco, embarked on a journey which would take her to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In Dhahran, Virginia met Walter Richard ("Dick") Denny, who was employed by GSI, and on June 20, 1954 in Beruit, Lebanon, Virginia and Dick were married. To this union were born two daughters, Carolyn and Barbara. Returning to the U.S., and making their home in Dallas, Dick began work for the Dallas Police Department in February 1955, and Virginia was a mother and housewife. After their youngest daughter, Barbara, began elementary school, Virginia began work as the secretary to the principal at Maple Lawn Elementary School in Dallas, and later worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield, retiring in 1982. In 1968, the family moved to Rockwall, Texas, and in 2003, Dick and Virginia would later retire to Georgetown, Texas, making their home in Sun City.
Virginia had a gentle soul, was a steadfast friend, a gifted bridge player, Scrabble player, loved all things in nature, and a was a beautiful and wonderful wife and mother. We love her so, and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her husband, Dick, of Georgetown, daughter Carolyn Burroughs of Hamilton, New Jersey, daughter Barbara Denny of Richardson, Texas, and one grandson , sister, Carol Olivier and husband Kenneth of Los Angeles, California, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Ramsey Funeral Home in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
Special thanks goes to the Wesleyan at Scenic, Wesleyan Hospice, the East Wing Staff, and specifically to Kathy Hembree, Caroline Ortiz, and Tina Ortiz for the wonderful care they gave to our wife and mom.
Obituary
Virginia Lee (Duke) Denny was born on December 21, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to Earl McElwrath Duke and Alice Ruth Melhop, and passed away on January 9, 2016, in Georgetown, Texas. She was 88 years old.
Virginia graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1945, and in 1952, being employed by Aramco, embarked on a journey which would take her to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In Dhahran, Virginia met Walter Richard ("Dick") Denny, who was employed by GSI, and on June 20, 1954 in Beruit, Lebanon, Virginia and Dick were married. To this union were born two daughters, Carolyn and Barbara. Returning to the U.S., and making their home in Dallas, Dick began work for the Dallas Police Department in February 1955, and Virginia was a mother and housewife. After their youngest daughter, Barbara, began elementary school, Virginia began work as the secretary to the principal at Maple Lawn Elementary School in Dallas, and later worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield, retiring in 1982. In 1968, the family moved to Rockwall, Texas, and in 2003, Dick and Virginia would later retire to Georgetown, Texas, making their home in Sun City.
Virginia had a gentle soul, was a steadfast friend, a gifted bridge player, Scrabble player, loved all things in nature, and a was a beautiful and wonderful wife and mother. We love her so, and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her husband, Dick, of Georgetown, daughter Carolyn Burroughs of Hamilton, New Jersey, daughter Barbara Denny of Richardson, Texas, and one grandson , sister, Carol Olivier and husband Kenneth of Los Angeles, California, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Ramsey Funeral Home in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
Special thanks goes to the Wesleyan at Scenic, Wesleyan Hospice, the East Wing Staff, and specifically to Kathy Hembree, Caroline Ortiz, and Tina Ortiz for the wonderful care they gave to our wife and mom.
Virginia Lee (Duke) Denny was born on December 21, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to Earl McElwrath Duke and Alice Ruth Melhop, and passed away on January 9, 2016, in Georgetown, Texas. She was 88 years old.
Virginia graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1945, and in 1952, being employed by Aramco, embarked on a journey which would take her to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In Dhahran, Virginia met Walter Richard ("Dick") Denny, who was employed by GSI, and on June 20, 1954 in Beruit, Lebanon, Virginia and Dick were married. To this union were born two daughters, Carolyn and Barbara. Returning to the U.S., and making their home in Dallas, Dick began work for the Dallas Police Department in February 1955, and Virginia was a mother and housewife. After their youngest daughter, Barbara, began elementary school, Virginia began work as the secretary to the principal at Maple Lawn Elementary School in Dallas, and later worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield, retiring in 1982. In 1968, the family moved to Rockwall, Texas, and in 2003, Dick and Virginia would later retire to Georgetown, Texas, making their home in Sun City.
Virginia had a gentle soul, was a steadfast friend, a gifted bridge player, Scrabble player, loved all things in nature, and a was a beautiful and wonderful wife and mother. We love her so, and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her husband, Dick, of Georgetown, daughter Carolyn Burroughs of Hamilton, New Jersey, daughter Barbara Denny of Richardson, Texas, and one grandson , sister, Carol Olivier and husband Kenneth of Los Angeles, California, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Ramsey Funeral Home in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
Special thanks goes to the Wesleyan at Scenic, Wesleyan Hospice, the East Wing Staff, and specifically to Kathy Hembree, Caroline Ortiz, and Tina Ortiz for the wonderful care they gave to our wife and mom.
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