Virginia Slack

Canton– Virginia (Ginny) L. Slack, 81, passed away on December 6, 2016, at the Porter Hospice Residence in Centennial, Colorado.  She was born on July 14, 1935, in Canton to Ross and Fern (Saunders) Wilcoxen.  They preceded her in death.  She married Rollin (Gene) Slack on September 10, 1955, in Canton.  He preceded her in death on August 6, 2016.
Surviving are two children, Dan (Mary) Slack of Centennial, CO, and Diane Weir of Denver, CO, five grandchildren, Andrea Slack-Cookson, Kristy Slack, Garrett Weir, Austen Weir, and Sarah Slack, and one sister, Joan (Raymond) Burkhead of Canton.
Preceding her in death were six brothers, Roscoe, Gerald, Gene, Esta, Hoyt, and Ronald Wilcoxen.  Also preceding her in death were three sisters, Janice Wilcoxen, Naomi Green and Ann Tinsley.
In Ginny's earlier years she was President of the Christian Women's Club in Kewanee, Illinois.  Ginny also taught Sunday School and served at Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church of Kewanee.
Ginny worked part-time at J.C. Penney in Kewanee and at Parkland College in Champaign.
Ginny was very sociable.  She enjoyed playing cards and board games and would host bridge parties in her home.  She loved to travel with her husband and they especially enjoyed the mountains of Colorado and the beaches of Florida, always stopping to enjoy live music in Nashville on their travels between those two special places.
Ginny loved life, always had a smile on her face and enjoyed her time to the fullest. She had many friends at their retirement community and brought joy to many of their lives, as well as to her family. She will be truly missed by her family, but Ginny had strong faith and a love of the Lord, and the family rests assured that she has joined her husband in heaven.
Ginny and her husband Gene attended services regularly the past several years at their retirement community.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton, where visitation will be held one hour prior to services.Burial will be at Providence Chapel Cemetery in rural Farmington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Porter Hospice Foundation, Mason Hall, 2nd Floor, 2525 S. Downing St., Denver, CO 80210.
To view Virginia’s tribute video, or to leave online condolences, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com