Pauline Vanhoy Cowan

Polly was born in Yadkin County, NC, on the thirty-first of October, 1934, to the late Santford Clayton Vanhoy

and Stella Brown Vanhoy. She was retired from AT&T after 29 years and was a member of the Telephone

Pioneers of America. Polly was a volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House of Charleston before moving to

Winnabow, NC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two grandsons, Chandler Reid

Fehrmann and Paul Yankowski, four brothers and four sisters.

Surviving are her children Deborah Cowan of Gibsonville, NC, Paula Henderson and husband John of Ellijay,

GA, Mark Cowan and wife Ellen of Mebane, NC, Ann Fehrmann of Silverthorne, CO; a sister, Blanche

Bovender of Leland, NC; grandchildren, Briana Markos and husband Bill, Jack Cowan, Douglas Fehrmann and

wife Kandis, Courtney Brambley and husband Corey, Catherine Fehrmann; great grandchildren, Logan

Anderson, Athena Markos, Chandler Fehrmann, Sawyer Brambley, Tristan Yankowski and a

granddaughter-in-law, Ryss Yankowski.

A celebration of Polly’s life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that donations in Polly’s memory be

made to the Lower Cape Fear Hospice, “Brunswick House” at 955 Mercy Lane, Bolivia, NC 28422 or to the

American Cancer Society at P.O. Box 22478

Oklahoma City, OK 73123.

Online condolences are encouraged and may be offered at www.whitefuneralservicesupply.com

White Funeral & Cremation Service, Bolivia/Supply Chapel