Virginia "Kaye" Snakenberg Scarboro

Virginia “Kaye” Snakenberg Scarboro, 66, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2011 in Raleigh, NC She was born on August 3, 1945 in Raleigh, NC, daughter of the late James Ernest Snakenberg, Sr. and Virginia Saunders Snakenberg.

Kaye was an alumni of the NC School for the Deaf, at Morganton, NC. She graduated on a Friday and started her career on the following Monday with the NC Department of Transportation and Motor Vehicles where she retired after 30 years of service. Kaye was an active member of the Triangle Association of the Deaf and The Capital Deaf Seniors organization. She enjoyed knitting, crafting and most of all shopping. Above all she loved and treasured her family.

She is lovingly remembered by Robert “Bob” Lee Scarboro, III, her husband of 43 years, her children – James Robert Scarboro and wife Megan, of Peoria , AZ, Karen Scarboro Magoon and husband, Jason of Garner, NC, and Jennifer Scarboro Hensley and husband Matthew of Phoenix, AZ; Grandchildren- Jack, Katie, Will, Ryan, Rachel and Sutton; Brother – James Ernest Snakenberg, Jr. and wife, Susan of Oak Island, NC.

Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm, Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC with family receiving friends prior to the service from 1-2 pm. A graveside service will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park.

Memorial donations may be made to Liberty Hospice, www.libertyhomecare.com in memory of Virginia Kaye Scarboro, in appreciation of their caring services as well as their unique understanding and support to the needs of deaf patients and their families.

Condolences and special memories can be shared at www.MitchellatRMP.com

Arrangements under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home at Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC.