Florence Rennick, 95, of Dublin Drive, died June 29, 2011, at the Brian Center, following an extended illness. The funeral service will be noon Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue, with the Revs. Darryl Aaron and Glenn Pettiford officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Her extended family will receive friends immediately preceding the funeral at 11:30 a.m. at the church.
Mrs. Rennick was born June 18, 1916 in Winston Salem. Preceding her in death were her parents, George and Violet Horne Jackson, her husband, John N. Rennick, her brother, Robert Jackson, and a lifelong friend who was like her sister, M. Louise Smith.
She was a proud graduate of the Atkins High School Class of 1934 and a lifelong member of First Baptist Church on Highland, where she served and attended faithfully until her health failed. At First Baptist, she was a Gold Star Member, charter member of both the Women’s Progressive Club and the Fellowship Tea Committee.  Mrs. Rennick was known for her sense of fashion and style. Her entire professional career was spent in the fashion industry, serving as the store manager of Robins’ Women’s Wear at Northside and a salesperson at the fashionable Montaldo’s, from which she retired in 1994. 
Mrs. Rennick is survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Elizabeth Jackson, of Winston Salem, two nephews, Oswell Jackson of Houston, TX and Horace Jackson of Atlanta, GA, and longtime friends Harvey D. and Billie Jones, of Winston Salem, who assisted in her care during her illness. Acknowledgements are in order for the staff at Hospice of Winston Salem and the Brian Center for the intimate cate they rendered.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Winston Salem and the Louise Smith Summer Adventure Camp at First Baptist Church.