Doris June Bateman Mcclung

Doris June Bateman McClung, 97, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 25, 2021, at UNC-Rockingham Health Care in Eden.

A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, May 28th, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Overlook Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service (10 – 11 AM) at Fair Funeral Home.

Born March 24, 1924 in Leaksville, NC, Doris was the daughter of the late George Bateman and Daisy Curry Bateman.  She was a retiree of Fieldcrest Mills after more than 26 years of service.  Doris was a member of First Presbyterian Church.  She was a member of Widows for Christ and was a former volunteer for Meals on Wheels.  She also did some extension work with NC State.  Doris enjoyed reading and playing cards.

She is survived by her two daughters, Janet White (Alan) of High Point and Patricia Nassar of Ridgeway, VA; son, Gary McClung of Eden; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Louise Nance.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garrett Conwell McClung; daughter, Sandra Hale; grandson, Michael Baird; five sisters, Nancy Coleman, Elizabeth Stone, Mildred Adams, Mary Bowman and Katherine Fisher; three brothers, Deeward Bateman, Vurble Bateman and Kenneth Bateman.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com