Wilda Mae Briles

1930 - 2015  (84 years)

• Name	Wilda Mae Briles
  Birth	30 May 1930	Asheboro, Randolph Co, NC
  	Per approved DAR application for Wilda Karen Kearns Trollinger
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 May 2015
  Person ID	I24562	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Roland Alvah Briles,   b. 21 Jan 1896, Randolph Co. NC d. 14 Jan 1968, Asheboro, Randolph Co. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Wilda Kathryn "Kate" Winningham,   b. 11 Feb 1896, Randolph Co. NC d. 16 Dec 1977, Lexington, Davidson Co. NC (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F15342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fred Martin Kearns, Jr.,   b. 13 Jun 1924, Farmer, Randolph Co, NC
  Marriage	30 Aug 1952	Asheboro, Randolph Co, NC
  	Per approved DAR application for Wilda Karen Kearns Trollinger
  Children	1. Wilda Karen Kearns   2. Martin Kearns
  Family ID	F8580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2019

  
  

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  ASHEBORO ? Wilda Mae Briles Kearns, 84, of Asheboro died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was a much beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Kearns was born in Randolph County on May 30, 1930, to Roland Alvah and Wilda Kathryn ?Kate? Winningham Briles. She was a 1948 graduate of Asheboro High School and a 1952 graduate of Guilford College in Greensboro. In addition to her parents, Wilda was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Martin Kearns Jr. She was a teacher/ICT coordinator with Asheboro City Schools for 22 years. Wilda was a member of First United Methodist Church where she participated in the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Wilda was a member of NCECA (Randolph County), the Asheboro Woman?s Club, Little Gate Garden Club and the Randolph County Genealogical Society. She was a member of several hereditary organizations including the D.A.R., U.D.C. and National Society of Magna Charta Dames and Barons where she was past North Carolina State Regent. She was a master gardener. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Trollinger and husband Tom of Asheboro; son, Martin Kearns and wife Beth of Asheboro; grandchildren, Caroline Trollinger of Asheboro, Lindsay Poe and husband Jeff of Liberty, Lauren Trollinger, William Kearns and George Kearns, all of Asheboro; great-grandchildren, Hunter Wilson, Cameron Norton and Angel Palma, all of Asheboro, Jackson, Benjamin and Emma Poe, all of Liberty; and her faithful companion, her dog Max. The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 16, from 4-6 p.m. at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Ave., Asheboro. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 224 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, with the Rev. Lynda Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 224 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, NC 27203; or the Randolph Room at the Randolph Public Library, 210 Worth St., Asheboro, NC 27203. Please share remembrances and condolences at www.pughfuneralhome.com.