Mrs. Pearline Elaine Wingate Friday, 74, of Charlotte, North Carolina departed this life on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Atrium Health – Main, Charlotte, North Carolina.

She was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina on September 19, 1951 to the late Thomas Wingate and Elizabeth Rozzell Wingate.

Elaine was a member of Tucker’s Grove Church. She graduated from East Lincoln High School, class of 1969 and attended Livingstone College.

Funeral services will be held, Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Tucker’s Grove Church at 1:00 p.m. The family receive friends one hour prior to the service at 12:00 noon. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

A public viewing will be held at the funeral home on Friday, September 4, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Services of comfort are entrusted to Ebony & White’s Funeral Service.

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