Janice Armfield Willenborg, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at The Cranberry House of Avery County, NC. She was born November 26, 1942, in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Willenborg, her parents, Claude Armfield Jr. and Mary Sue Wall Armfield, her brother Phillip Wall Armfield.

She is survived by her brother, Claude Armfield III "Duff" of Hudson, NC.

She formerly attended UNC Greensboro and was employed by Sea lines Corporation in Hilton Head South Carolina, and by Ingersoll Rand, in Charlotte, NC.

Janice grew up loving horses and was an accomplished equestrian, winning numerous horse shows in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Shelbyville, TN, with her champion walking horse, "Merry – Go – Round."

She loved boating, sailing and water skiing at Lake Norman, when she lived in Denver, NC.

There is no memorial service scheduled at this time.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements.