John William "Dub" Trollinger, Jr.

1927 - 2015  (88 years)

• Name	John William "Dub" Trollinger
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	26 Feb 1927	Alamance County, NC
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Mar 2015	Burlington, Alamance, NC
  	BURLINGTON - John William "Dub" Trollinger Jr., 88, of 2184 Carolina Road, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Hospice Home in Burlington. Mr. Trollinger was born in Alamance County. A retired contractor, he was a member of Carolina Christian Church and a founding member and former chief of the Faucette Fire Department. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Phillips Trollinger, of the home; sons, Greg Trollinger and wife Karen of Burlington and Tony Trollinger and wife Linda of Haw River; grandsons, Matt and Caleb Trollinger. He was preceded in death by his parents, John William Trollinger Sr. and Helen Reynolds Trollinger; granddaughter, Jordan Trollinger; and sisters, Charlotte Trollinger and Ernestine Moody. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Carolina Christian Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Mark Mitchell and the Rev. Reid Dickens. Burial will follow in Carolina Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral and Cremation Service in Graham from 6 until 8 Friday evening. At other times they will be at the residence. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance/Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. The family would like to thank all the staff at Hospice Home, especially to Tina and Rosa. They would also like to thank the Faucette Fire Department for all their help. Condolences may be made to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net
  Person ID	I20993	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	John William Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Alamance County, NC d. 4 May 1954, Burlington, Alamance, NC (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Helen L. Reynolds,   b. 1 Sep 1894, Orange County, NC d. 15 Sep 1979, Alamance County, NC (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F7238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Kathleen Phillips,   b. 15 Mar 1929, Alamance, Alamance, NC d. 7 Jun 2022, Burlington, Alamance, NC (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1948	Alamance, North Carolina, USA
  	North Carolina, Marriage Records Name: J W Trollinger Jr Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Birth Year: abt 1927 Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1948 Marriage Place: Alamance, North Carolina, USA Father: J W Trollinger Mother: Helan Trollinger Spouse: Kathleen Phillips Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Age: 21 Spouse Father: Harvey Phillips Spouse Mother: Martha Phillips Event Type: Marriage
  Children	1. Gregory Lee "Greg" Trollinger + 2. William Tony Trollinger,   b. 18 Jul 1959, Alamance County, NC d. 12 Jan 2021, Alamance County, NC (Age 61 years)
  Documents		Marriage Certificate
  Family ID	F8186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Feb 1927 - Alamance County, NC Marriage - 4 Sep 1948 - Alamance, North Carolina, USA Death - 25 Mar 2015 - Burlington, Alamance, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		1930 United States Federal Census
  		1940 United States Federal Census
  		Route 3 Merchant Dies Today Route 3 Merchant Dies Today John William Trollinger. well-known merchant of the Carolina community on Route 3. Burlington, died today at 2:15 a.m. after six years failing health and two weeks critical illness. A native of Alamance County, he was a grocery merchant who spent his life in the Carolina community. He was married for 31 years to Mrs. Helen Trollinger, who survives. Mr. Trollinger was a charter member of Carolina Christian Church, and had been a deacon since organization of the church. He was Sunday School Superintendent approximately 35 years, and served as president of the Carolina Memorial Association. He was son of the late Milton G. and Julia Rice Trollinger. Rev. B. A. Leebrick. the pastor, will conduct the funeral tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Carolina Christian church. Burial will be in Carolina Cemetery. Survivors include his wife of the home: one daughter. Mrs. Ernestine Caviness or Route 3. Burlington: one son. J. W. Trollinger. Jr. of Route 3 Burlington; two sisters Mrs. Cora Dickey and Miss Ida Trollinger of Route 3, Burlington: Burlington: and five grandchildren. The body was to be carried home today at 4 p.m. It will lie in state at the church for 30 minutes before the funeral.

  
  

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  The following city directory information most likely pertains to John William Trollinger Jr and the publication misidentified him as Don instead of John. (DHD 28 Feb 2022) U.S. City Directories Name: Don W Trollinger Gender: M (Male) Residence Year: 1950 Street Address: Rd 3 Residence Place: Burlington, North Carolina Occupation: Plant Opr Spouse: Kathleen Trollinger Publication Title: Hill's Burlington (Almanance County, N. C.) City Directory U.S. WWII Draft Cards Name: John William Trollinger Jr Race: White Birth Date: 26 Feb 1927 Birth Place: Burlington, North Carolina Residence: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina Registration Year: 1945 Relationship: Self (Head)