Person:Emma Sharpe (1)

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ALAMANCE - Mrs.. Emma S. Wellons, 71, of 2957 Elder Lane, died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after two years of failing health.

A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Mr. Charles Wesley Wellons Sr., and the daughter of Mr. Johnnie Brackett Sharpe and Mrs.. Bessie Ellen May Sharpe, both deceased. She was a retired hosiery employee and was a member of Trinity Worship Center.

Survivors include three sons, Mr. Wesley Wellons Jr.. of Alamance, Mr. Gene Wellons of Snow Camp and Mr. Barry Wellons of Elon College; three sisters, Mrs.. Maggie Lowe of Alamance, Mrs.. Mary Shoffner of Burlington and Miss Gloria Sharpe of White Lake; a brother, Mr. Haskell Sharpe of White Lake; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Miss Blondie Sharpe and Miss Betty Lou Sharpe.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Worship Center by the Rev. Darrell Cox, pastor. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina.

The family will be at Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 7 to 9 this evening, and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Trinity Worship Center, 3157 S. Church St., Burlington, N.C. 27215.