Jane Dreyer Obituary

Jane Dreyer

August 25, 1931 - February 8, 2025

Jane Dreyer, age 93 of Hardy passed away Saturday morning, February 8, 2025.

She was born in New Washington, Indiana on August 25, 1931, the daughter of Icle and Laura Lea Robison, and grew up as the fourth child of six during the Great Depression and WWII. She married her teenage sweetheart, Ken, in 1951. Only five months later, Ken was drafted and served in the Army in the Korean War from 1951-1953. Jane supported her young family as Ken later attended Butler University Pharmacy School, did farming, and was hired by Eli Lilly, who transferred the family to Roanoke in 1965.

She and Ken enjoyed 71 years of faithful Christian marriage until his passing in 2022.

Jane was known for her love of family, friends, church, prayer, animals, gardening, cooking, travel, reading, following current events, and perhaps most of all, her strong faith in Christ. She was a fiercely loyal and dedicated woman.

She and Ken visited all 50 states and all the continents except Australia and Antarctica. But her favorite was time with family at Holden Beach and Smith Mountain Lake, where they lived for 38 years. She was an active, dedicated member at Halesford Baptist Church and volunteered for decades with Child Evangelism Fellowship, the Gideons, and Meals on Wheels.

She is survived by her sister Barbara Lee; children Larry (Sharon), Diane Ribble, Mark (Elizabeth), Scott (Deborah); 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Gideons International.

Funeral services will be held at Halesford Baptist Church, 2 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 2025 with Pastor Craig Polston and Rev. Melvin Harris officiating. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens, Roanoke.

Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/Smith Mountain Lake.