Dora M. Dennis Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dora Mary (Garrison) Dennis, longtime Salem County resident, went home to be with the Lord at Heartland Hospice House in Newark, Delaware on February 28, 2015 at the age of 92. Dora lived a full and active life until a recent illness in January. She was born in 1923, at home in Salem, to parents Rena Mary (Dolbow) & Percy Garrison. Dora attended the Penns Grove Regional School district and graduated from Regional High in 1941. She was employed at four different glass factories, the Department of Defense, and retired from Cline's Trucking in 1988 where she was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local # 676. Dora was predeceased by her parents, her brother Ervin Garrison, great granddaughter Samantha Nichole Dement, and her husband of 49 years, Charles Newton Dennis, with whom she spent a long & happy retirement. They traveled often, living in Florida for a time and in lower Delaware where they enjoyed fishing, clamming, and the beach life. She is survived by her children, sons Edward Mills, Clifford & wife Nancy (Orsini) Mills, daughter Deborah (Dennis) & husband James Morrison, and her sister-in-law Gladys Brandon. She is also survived by grandchildren, David & wife Kay (Keen) Mills, James Morrison Jr., Tammy (Mills) Dement, and Roxanne (Morrison) & husband Brett Taylor. She was blessed and very active in the lives of her 10 great grandchildren: Amanda, Kristen & Brooke Mills, Amber & Jacob Morrison, Jerry Dement, Katelyn, Christina & Sabrina Taylor, & Samantha Elliot. Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Saturday in Pittsgrove Baptist Church, 368 Daretown Rd., Daretown where a visitation will be held from 10 to 11 AM. Interment will follow in Pittsgrove Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsgrove, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice House of Delaware, 5661 Ochletree Ln Wilmington, DE 19808. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com

Dora M. Dennis

January 18, 1923 - February 28, 2015