Carmela Portanova Halliday

Carmela Marie Portanova Halliday, 87, of Crystal Bay Dr., Denton, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center in Lexington. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, December 13 at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Lexington, NC. Born in Italy on August 31, 1927, she was the daughter of Leone and Grazia Iuni Portanova. She had owned a Carvel Cream Store in New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert John Halliday in December, 2000. She is survived by her daughter, Liane G. Halliday Doss of Denton; son, Jon Albert Halliday of Valhalla, NY; 4 Grandchildren. Briggs Funeral Home of Denton is in charge of arrangements