Paul Donald Trollinger, age 81, of 110 Lakeside Dr., Star went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the Randolph Hospice House.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 4:00 PM at the Sunset Avenue Church of God, 900 Sunset Ave., Asheboro with Rev. Boyd Byerly officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.
A graduate of Asheboro High School, he attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served in the US Air Force. He was a member of the Asheboro Kiwanis Club. A builder and developer he had retired from Trollinger Construction. He had been very involved in the Home Builders Associations, holding many offices both at the state and national level, and had served as the President of the North Carolina Home Builder's Association.
Paul spent the last 25 years of his life serving God through missions. As Mission Director of Sunset Avenue Church of God he brought the message of God to his community, the nation and the world traveling to Brazil, India, and Africa. He was a spiritual father to many.
He was preceded in death by his wife Sylvia, brother Henry Rupert Trollinger, Jr. and sister Betty Sheets.
He is survived by his wife, Faith Gazaway Trollinger; daughter Laura T. Holland and her husband Chris, sons, Mark B. Trollinger and his wife Rhonda and George T. Trollinger and his wife Julie all of Asheboro, NC; step daughter, Joy Reynolds and her husband Danny and step son, James Eggen and his wife Rhonda all of Star, NC; step daughter, Jana Younts and her fiancé Jim Hinton of High Point, NC; grandchildren, Adam, Ashley, Sarah, Laura, Hailey and her fiancé Justin Lee, and John; step grandchildren, Christopher and his wife Priscilla, Leslie, Jared, Danielle, Jesse and his wife Ashley, Jamie and his wife Ashley, Jordan, and Connor; step great grandchildren, Lena, Jackson, and Brody; sisters, Sara Trollinger of Orlando, FL, Jane Chambers of Orlando , FL; and brother, Rev. James Trollinger of Charlotte, NC.
Memorials may be made to The Mission Fund at Sunset Avenue Church of God, 900 Sunset Ave., Asheboro, NC 27203 or The National House of Hope, P.O. Box 560503, Orlando, FL 32856 or A Place For The Heart, 4228 Beckerdite Rd., Sophia, NC 27350 or Randolph Hospice House, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204-0009.
Pugh Funeral Home in Asheboro is serving the Trollinger family.