Elsie Furlin Sterling, 41, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. She was born July 10, 1973 in Essex County, NJ, daughter of Mildred Hopwood Furlin and the late Roger Charles Furlin. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Waxhaw City Cemetery. The family will visit with friends and relatives Friday, December 5, 2014 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Sterling is survived by her husband, Allen Lee Sterling, Jr.; sons, Jonathan Lee Sterling of Rock Hill, SC, Timothy James Sterling of Waxhaw and Cody Michael Sterling of Waxhaw; sisters, Barbara of Raleigh, Diana of Monroe and Elicia of Pennsylvania. Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory is caring for the Sterling family