Catherine Elizabeth Willits Dennis' Obituary
Catherine Elizabeth Willits Dennis, 80, of Silver Spring MD, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015.
Born on December 1, 1934 in Oklahoma City, OK she was the daughter of the late Leon Willits and the late Grace Snow Willits. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth Willits.
Catherine was a graduate of Oklahoma State University, where she played clarinet in the marching band. She was a retired educator with Fairfax Public Schools, where she served as a teacher and administrator for the Learning Disabled program. She taught at Holmes MS and completed her career at Frost MS. Catherine enjoyed reading, learning, beach trips, bicycling, family time, and especially music; her 80th birthday was further celebrated by attending a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert at Strathmore Hall.
She is survived by Scott (Cindy) Dennis, Tim (Tammy) Dennis and Michael Dennis; grandchildren, Tracy (Ben), Travis and Cody; great-grandson, Bradley; niece Julianne Willits Begley; nephew Mark Willits, and sister-in-law Wanda Willits Collier.
A funeral service was held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel with Rev. Cory Welch officiating. Burial followed at Hillsboro Cemetery. The family received friends one hour prior to the service.
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