Ms. Patricia Annette Lemar, 69, of Rockingham, died Friday, September 9, 2011 in her home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, September 14, in the Hopewell Baptist Church with Pastor Michael Carpenter officiating. Internment will follow in Eastside Cemetery.
Pat was born in Richmond County on July 30, 1942, a daughter of O.L. and Evelyn Ingram Avant. Prior to her retirement she had worked in textiles at Richmond Yarns. She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Richard Avant.
She is survived by her mother, Evelyn Ingram Avant of Rockingham; two sons, Waylon Lemar, Jr. of Crystal River, FL, Michael Lemar of Homosassa, FL; two brothers, Floyd Avant of Pilot Mountain, Jerry Avant of Rockingham; a sister, Jeanette McRae of Rockingham; and 4 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2-3:00 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to Richmond County Hospice, 1119 N. US Hwy. 1, Rockingham, NC 28379.