11/21/2020
Elizabeth (Lib) Gwynn Porterfield
BURLINGTON - Mrs. Elizabeth (Lib) Gwynn Porterfield, of Burlington, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at her home.
A native of Alamance County, Mrs. Porterfield was the wife of the late Claude Allen Porterfield and the daughter of the late Challie Vernon Euliss and the late Sadie Lee Rabon Euliss.
Mrs. Porterfield was a member of Faith Christian Church.
She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Howard Gwynn and his wife, Cheesie, of Myrtle Beach, SC, Larry Neal Gwynn and his wife, Kim, of Mebane and Jeffrey Allen Porterfield and his wife, Sandy, of Gibsonville; three grandchildren, Matthew Gwynn, Jennifer Gwynn and Tonya Murrell and a special friend, Mickey Renigar.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Porterfield was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Euliss Steele and special friend, George Baer.
The family will be at Rich and Thompson Funeral
Service in Burlington at 11:00 am Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The funeral service will be held at noon in the Rich and Thompson Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Reid Dickens. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to Faith Christian Church, P.O. Box 1731, Burlington, NC 27216.
Online condolences may be made at www.richandthompson.com. [13531]
11/11/2005
Claude Allen Porterfield Jr.
BURLINGTON — Mr. Claude Allen Porterfield Jr., 75, of 3214 Alamance Road, Burlington, died at UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 2:35 p.m.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Elizabeth E. Porterfield , who survives, and the son of Claude Allen Porterfield Sr. and Nannie Berta Ray Porterfield , both deceased.
He was a member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
In addition to the wife of the home, survivors include four sons, Mr. Jeffrey Allen Porterfield and wife, Sandra, of Elon, Mr. Keith Brian Porterfield and wife, Carren, of Elon, Mr. Kenneth Howard Gwynn and wife, Cheesie, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Mr. Larry Neal Gwynn and wife, Kim, of Mebane; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Rascoe and husband, Pete, Mrs. Nannie Somers, and Mrs. Nellie Bowman, all of Burlington; and four grandchildren, Brooke Porterfield , Brian Porterfield , Matthew Gwynn, and Jennifer Gwynn.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Wells and Elsie Whedbee; and one brother, Ray Porterfield .
The funeral will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. by the Rev. Suzanne Shoffner. Burial will follow the service in Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times they will be at the residence.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@richandthompson.com [23932]