Dennis Raymond York, Jr.

Dennis Raymond York, Jr., age 90 of Dallas, Texas, peacefully went to be with his Savior, on October 10, 2026. He was born on November 2, 1935, in Asheboro, North Carolina to Dennis Raymond York, Sr. and Hettie Staley York.

Dennis enjoyed life-long learning and the accolades of academic achievements. He graduated from Asheboro High School in 1956 and later from North Carolina State University in electrical engineering. He later graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a Master of Business Administration. The drive to achieve goals afforded him opportunities to work for General Electric, LTV, and Raytheon. He was most proud of working with the University of Texas in Dallas on Apollo mission projects. He had a passion for genealogy, a love for landscaping, and a hobby of collecting

Dennis was married to Hilda Brown York on December 16,1956 until 2002. They had two sons, Clifford Michael York and Phillip Mark York. Dennis was a long-time member of First Baptist Dallas and enjoyed serving in numerous ministries.

During the last three years of his life, while battling various illnesses, he especially found joy in the simple blessings of life: family, friends, contentment, and sharing about the eternal gift of salvation that Jesus gives to those who choose to receive it.

Dennis is preceded in death by his parents, former wife, Hilda Brown York, and son, Clifford Michael York. He is survived by his son, Phillip Mark York and wife Tammye, 3 grandchildren and spouses, 4 great grandchildren, his brother, John Charles York and wife Jane, two nephews, a niece, 9 great nephews and nieces as well as numerous cousins.

On Saturday, October 24th at Ridge Funeral Home – 908 Albemarle Rd, Asheboro, NC 27203, the family will receive guests for a visitation from 10:00am - 10:45am . The service will follow in the chapel at 11am with NexGen Pastor Ryan Daniel York officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery.

For those who cannot attend, the service will be via a link on the Ridge Funeral Home website. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Randolph County Genealogical Society - PO Box 4394, Asheboro, NC 27204 https://randolphgenealogy.org