Carolyn Shelton McCollum

Carolyn Shelton McCollum, went home to be with the Lord on December 23, 2019 at Annie Penn Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Mt. Bethel Church, 8130 NC Highway 65, Summerfield NC. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 2-3pm at the church, and other times at the home. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. Carolyn was born on January 10, 1944 to late W.T. and Bessie Pearl Shelton in Rockingham County. She graduated from Bethany High School in 1962. She later married Max McCollum in 1963 and worked at VF Corporation for 34 years. She loved reading, spending time with her family and her favorite dog Sally. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie Mae Barham and Francis Elizabeth Tiller; niece, Marsha Harris; and nephew, Wayne Barham. She is survived by her husband Max McCollum; children, Russell and wife Beverly McCollum, Eric Dwayne McCollum; grandchildren, James McCollum, Joshua and wife Candace McCollum; and niece Teresa and husband Ricky Campbell. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Autism Society of North Carolina, 9 Oak Branch Dr, Greensboro, NC 27407, or the Mt. Bethel Church Building fund, 8130 NC Highway 65, Summerfield NC.