Beatrice Taylor Weddle

Beatrice Taylor Weddle, 93 of Cascade, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Ancora Compassionate Care in Reidsville, NC. Beatrice was the last of her generation.

A funeral service will be held at 1pm, Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel in Eden with burial to follow at Danville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from Noon – 1pm, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at other times at the home, 5648 Cascade Mill Rd, Cascade, VA, 24069.

Beatrice was born April 19, 1931 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to the late Edward James Taylor and Bertha Sue Wray Taylor. She worked at Fieldcrest Mills as a folder until her retirement. Beatrice loved Hallmark movies. She enjoyed being in the yard and loved animals of all kinds that she was able to watch there. Beatrice was devoted to her family and loved spending time with them.

Surviving are her children: son, Gary (Robin) Weddle, daughter, Paula Barrow (Raymond Thomas), daughter, Sharon Hopkins, son-in-law, Ray Riley; grandchildren: Michelle Hopkins Carter, Chris (Elizabeth) Giles, Melissa Wade, Paul Giles, Taylor (Stephen) Clowers, Trey (Johanna) Riley, Will (Katelynn) Hopkins; great-grandchildren: Cathryn Clowers, Joseph Knighten, Harley Knighten, Matthew Tucker, Preston Tucker, Everleigh Hopkins, Walker Hopkins, Autumn Chitwood, and AaLiyah Chitwood.

In addition to her parents, Beatrice is preceded in death by her husband, Paul G. Weddle; children: daughters, Gail Riley, Barbara Wade; sons-in-law, Wayne Barrow, Mike Wade, William Hopkins; grandchild, Tonya Tucker; sisters, Nellie Biggs, Eldean “Dean” Bumpus, Frances “Reeves” Gray; brothers, James “Jimmy” Taylor, Roberts “Bobby” Taylor, Ralph Taylor, Russell Taylor, Otis Taylor, Calvin Taylor, Alfred Taylor, John Taylor.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Ancora Compassionate Care, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.