Obituary of Ilene E. Lowrance

Mrs. Sarah Ilene Eggers Lowrance age 91, of Pine Hill Road, Boone and Mountain Care Facility passed away Wednesday, march 13, 2013 at Watauga Medical Center. Born January 8, 1922 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Tip and Blannie Eggers Eggers. Ilene was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her children; Charles Lowrance and wife Sandra of Moravian Falls, Rosedna �Susie� Auton and husband Jay of Austinville, VA, Lou Ann Church and husband Bruce of Deep Gap, Linda Robbins and husband Roy of Stanley and Roger Lowrance and wife Debbie of Deep Gap, two sisters; Geraldine Matheson and Willeen Albright both of Lenoir, and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Frank Lowrance, one grandson; Tim Lowrance, and three brothers; Stuart, Mack and Carl Eggers. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ilene Eggers Lowrance will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o�clock at Poplar Grove Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Chuck Campbell and Rev. Herbert McCoy. Burial will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park and Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon prior to the service from 1 until 3 o�clock at the church. At other times friends may call at the home of a daughter; Lou Ann Church, Rocky Point Acres Road in Deep Gap. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Poplar Grove Baptist Church, Building Fund, in care of Ann Welch, 214 Old Clayton Greene Road, Boone, NC 28607 or to the American Diabetes Association, 222 South Church Street, Suite 336 M, Charlotte, NC 28202. Online condolences may be shared with the Lowrance family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Lowrance family.