Juanita Bollinger Crotts, 61, went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family and friends at her home on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, following a brief illness. She was born in Burke County on October 22, 1947 and was a daughter of the late John Henry Bollinger and Ruth Duckworth Bollinger. Juanita was a member of Nowlings Chapel Freewill Baptist Church and in recent years she was employed as a C.N.A. and worked as a caregiver. She was an avid flower gardener and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Sam Crotts of the home; her son, Eddie Crotts; her brothers, Henry Bollinger and Garland Bollinger; her sisters, Faye Norman and her husband, Lou, and Ann Carswell and her husband, Pee Wee, all of Morganton; her church family; special friend, Helen Pritchard; and her faithful canine companion, Ty.
In addition to her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by her brother, Hatch Bollinger.
The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2009, in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Darvy Hensley officiating. Entombment will follow at Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Nowlings Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, 5827 Fisher-Davis Rd., Morganton, NC 28655.
Molinda Linda Lovelace (Karpman)
Juanita Bollinger Crotts, 61, went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family and friends at her home on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, following a brief illness. She was born in Burke County on October 22, 1947 and was a daughter of the late John Henry Bollinger and Ruth Duckworth Bollinger. Juanita was a member of Nowlings Chapel Freewill Baptist Church and in recent years she was employed as a C.N.A. and worked as a caregiver. She was an avid flower gardener and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Sam Crotts of the home; her son, Eddie Crotts; her brothers, Henry Bollinger and Garland Bollinger; her sisters, Faye Norman and her husband, Lou, and Ann Carswell and her husband, Pee Wee, all of Morganton; her church family; special friend, Helen Pritchard; and her faithful canine companion, Ty.
In addition to her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by her brother, Hatch Bollinger.
The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2009, in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Darvy Hensley officiating. Entombment will follow at Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Nowlings Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, 5827 Fisher-Davis Rd., Morganton, NC 28655.