Aleen Manring

Gibsonville, NC Aleen Heilig Manring, age 84, of Brightwood Church Road went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. She was a native of Randolph county and the wife of the late Roubert "R.J." Johnson Manring. Aleen retired from Carolina Hosiery. She was a member of Brightwood Christian Church and the Berean Sunday School Class. She was very active in her church singing in the Brightwood Trio for many years and was a member of the church choir. Aleen enjoyed taking trips with the senior citizens group at the church and gardening. She was a loving and devoted Christian wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Nancy Huffman and her husband, Donald of Gibsonville, Ellen Carroll of Burlington, Cindy Manring of Winston-Salem and Donna Manring of Gibsonville; son and daughter-in-law, Rod Manring and his wife, Alvalena; 8 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren and 6 step great grandchildren; sister, Josephine Kendrick of Jamestown. She was preceded in death by her husband, sons, Dean and Johnny Manring, parents, John Carl and Lizzie Ellen Lamar Heilig; sister, Lucille Jones and brothers, Ernest, Lewis and Guy Heilig. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Brightwood Christian Church by Rev. Bruce Church and the burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. on Thursday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Brightwood Christian Church, 300 Brightwood Church Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249. You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com