Peggy Joyce Clayton Gentle

Mrs. Peggy Joyce Clayton Gentle, 79, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Midway United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Carl Manuel, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Saturday at the church prior to the service.

Mrs. Gentle was born January 26, 1942 in Concord. She was a daughter of the late Spencer Kenneth Clayton and Ophelia Overcash Clayton. She was a member of Midway United Methodist Church in Kannapolis, the Northwest Cabarrus Bible Teaching Association and the Singing Saints Choral Group.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband, Wayne F. Gentle.

Mrs. Gentle is survived by two daughters, Tessa Phipps (Benny) of Concord and Waynette G. York (Curtis) of Julian; son, Tim Gentle (Tammy) of Mt. Pleasant; brother, Kenneth A. Clayton (Martha ) of Kannapolis; and sister, Sarah Melton of Kannapolis. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Adam Troutman (Kassie), Jami York, Hollie York, Justin Wyatt (Alisha), Brittany Rogers (Adam), Amanda Williams; five great grandchildren; and lifelong family friend, Lisa Prichard.

Memorials for Peggy may be sent to: Northwest Bible Teaching Association, PO Box 3242, Concord, NC 28025, Midway United Methodist Church, 108 Bethpage Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.