Imogene "Jean" Hinkle Phares

She was a housewife for many years.  Jean worked at Kayser-Roth, May’s Hosiery and Copland Fabrics.  She also worked for Carolina Biological and Elon University cafeteria in her senior years.  She was a member of Altamahaw Baptist Church and delivered meals as a volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels. 

She is survived by her daughter, Wendy Lynch (Aaron); grandchildren, Teresa Poe (Mark), Suzette Hinshaw, Christa Graves, Sarah Kirkland, Sabrina Kronbergs (Kurt), Mark Harrell, Mindy Isley (Jason) and Terriann Dalessio (Travis); great grandchildren, Taylor Poe Jones (Dylan), Isaac Gilley, Brock Kirkland, Jeremiah Gilley, Jacob Lawrence, Hailey Hinshaw, Jackson Kirkland, Natalie Harrell and Owen Magdziarz; great great grandchildren, Ryleigh, Emily and Lakato Graves; and a sister, Norma Channel.  She was preceded in death by her daughters, Linda Bruner and Margie Harrell; son-in-law, Herbert Harrell; great grandson, Brandon Graves; brothers, French Hinkle, Ona Ray Hinkle, Alonza Hinkle, Roland Hinkle, Bobby Hinkle and sisters, Anna Mongold and Marylou Riggleman. 

A service to celebrate her life will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Walter Jones with interment to follow in Alamance Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:45 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Altamahaw Baptist Church, 3447 Altamahaw Church St., Elon, NC 27244.