Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Renney, James W. Sr., 2007 

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JAMES WILLIAM RENNEY SR. 

  WAKEFIELD - James W. Renney Sr., 80, of Wakefield, Va., went to be with the 
Lord on Thursday, April 26, 2007.

  He was born in Brookings, S.D., Dec. 9, 1926, and was the son of the late 
Mack Zelette and Verna Friedel Renny.  In addition to his parents, he was 
preceded in death by Ila Mae Skinner Renney, his loving wife of 46 years; his 
brother, George Renney; and sister, Betty Sciefelbein.

  Mr. Renney is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Renney; one son, James 
William Renney Jr., and wife, Suzanne, of Wakefield, Va.; two daughters, Nancy 
Renney Hutcherson, and husband, John, of Troy, Va. and Betty Renney Sharp, and 
husband, Steve, of Charlottesville, Va.; eight grandchildren, Jordan Renney 
Berryman and husband, Steve, Elizabeth Grantier Renney, Rebecca Nielson 
Renney, Michelle Hutcherson Cooper and husband, Jason, James Franklin 
Hutcherson and wife, Daisy, Abigail Renney Hutcherson, Elizabeth Corinne 
Sharp, and Bradley William Sharp; three great-grandchildren, Avery Raine 
Cooper, Ila Mae Cooper, and Jack Goodrich Berryman; and numerous nieces and 
nephews.

  Mr. Renney was a graduate of the university of Richmond and T.C. Williams 
School of Law, and practiced law in Wakefield, Va., since 1958.  He was 
recently honored for 50 years as a member of the Virginia State Bar.  Mr. 
Renney was a former mayor of [Wakefield and a member of] Wakefield United 
Methodist Church and a former youth Sunday school teacher, Mr. Renney served 
his country in the United States Army Airborne Air-Assault Demolition 1946 - 
1948 and in later years was Major in Virginia National Guard in the Judge 
Advocate General’s Office as a legal officer.  Other affiliations and interest 
include airplane pilot, member of the Wakefield Ruritan Club, one of the 
Founding Fathers of Tidewater Academy, proud member of Kingbrook’s Pro-
Pheasants, Master of Ceremonies for Wakefield Community Annual Shad Planking 
for many years, and member of the Shack Gunning Club.

  Jim Renney was a most generous, kind, and loving gentleman.  He will be 
greatly missed by his family and friends.  He will live in their heart forever 
as he dwells in Heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ.  He touched the lives of 
everyone he met in a special way.  The manner in which he lived his life 
expressed his love for our Lord, his family, his friends, and his country.

  A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the 
Wakefield United Methodist Church, Church Street, Wakefield, Va., with the 
Rev. G.C. Branton officiating.  Interment will follow in the Wakefield 
Cemetery.  The family will receive friends following interment in the 
fellowship hall of the Wakefield United Methodist Church.

  Memorial contributions made to the James W. Renney Scholarship Fund, 
Tidewater Academy, P.O. Box 1000, Wakefield, VA 23888; Wakefield United 
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 716, Wakefield, VA 23888; and the Leukemia 
Foundation.

  Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield, VA., is handling arrangements.


James William RENNEY, Sr., attorney, former mayor of Wakefield, 
Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. 9 Dec 1926, Brookings, SD, d. 26 Apr 2007, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 1 May 2007, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Apr. 29, 2007, B-7 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His parents div. before 1940, & his mother 2m. Magnus CHRISTIANSEN. 
   His mother (1908-1960) & his brother George "Mack" RENNEY (1928-1962) 
   are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Lake Co., IN. 

His father (1880-1959) is buried in Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, 
   Deschutes Co., OR.  (Find a Grave Mem. #30930918) 


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