Obituary Online notes for Horace Lee FREEMAN Sr.
1/23/2009
Horace Lee Freeman Sr.
BURLINGTON — Horace Lee Freeman Sr., 87, of 2217 Walker Ave., passed away suddenly Wednesday, January 22, 2009 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was the husband of Donna Mansfield Freeman and was born January 2, 1922 in Greenville, S.C. to the late Garnett Lee and Gladys Cobb Freeman.
Horace was the C.E.O. of Carolina Narrow Fabric in Winston-Salem, a member of the First Christian United Church of Christ, and also a member of the Burlington Lions Club where he had served as President, Director and Zone Chairman. He was a past member of the Burlington Jaycees and President of Ocean Point Homeowners Association in Ocean Isle, N.C. He also served in the Army Air Force during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a son, H.L. "Buster" Freeman Jr. and his wife Linda of Greensboro; a daughter, Carol Jo Cameron and her husband Dub of Florence, S.C.; grandchildren, Jeffrey Lee Freeman and his wife Meredith of Burlington, Elizabeth Freeman Shouse and her husband Marshall of Cary, N.C. and a sister Hazel Jean Freeman of Burlington.
The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian United Church of Christ by Rev. Scott Comrie. Interment will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday prior to the service in the Bray Fellowship Hall at the church and at other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Christian Church UCC, P.O. Box 1678, Burlington, N.C. 27216.
Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Freeman family. You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com [1128]
11/24/2019
Donna Mansfield Freeman
BURLINGTON – Donna Mansfield Freeman, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 22, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Alamance County to the late James E. “Bud” and Ellie Chriscoe Mansfield and was married to the late Horace Lee Freeman, Sr. She was a member of First Christian United Church of Christ and volunteered several years for Meals-on-Wheels. She was an avid leaf collector, enjoyed the outdoors, doing yardwork and playing the piano. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who truly enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, H.L. Freeman, Jr. (Linda), Carol Cameron (William “Dub”); grandchildren, Jeffrey Freeman (Meredith), Elizabeth F. Shouse (Marshall) and great grandchildren, William and Collins Freeman, Bo and Ava Shouse.
The funeral will be held 12 noon Monday, November 25, 2019 at First Christian United Church of Christ by Pastors Tim Jackson and Deborah Suess. The family will receive friends from 11:00-11:45 am prior to the service at the church. The graveside service will be private.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com. [1116]