Gail Young Willis

Gail Young Willis, 53, of 575 Whetstone Creek Road, Stoneville, passed away Wednesday morning, July 13, 2011 at Hospice Home of Rockingham County after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, July 16, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Gail was born August 26, 1957 in Rockingham County. She was a 1975 graduate of Stoneville High School and completed 2 years of college at Rockingham Community College. Gail was most recently employed by the State of North Carolina, District Attorney's Office in Rockingham County serving as the coordinator for the worthless check division. This division was dedicated in her honor at the new court house. Prior to this she worked for local attorney's Harrington and Stultz for 18 years. She was also a regional advocate for Relay for Life. Surviving is her husband, Richard "Rick" Willis of the home; sons, Eric Michael Willis and wife, Brooke of Eden, and John Patrick Willis of Stoneville; granddaughter, Jaylan Willis of Eden; mother, Joan Tuttle Young of Stoneville; father, Bradley D. Young and wife, Marie of Stokesdale; two brothers, Bradley D. Young, Jr. and wife, Dawne of Reidsville and Barry Young and wife, Laurie of Stoneville; sister, Lori Y. Martin and husband, Scott of Bluffton, SC; special cousins, Kenny Tuttle and wife, Julia of Stoneville, and Melissa LaChiusa and husband, Bill of Greensboro; nieces and nephews, Hal Young and wife, Kim and their son, Hayden, Rachel Young and fiance', Chris Powell, Anna Young, Brittany, Jillian, and Kendall Tuttle, Sarah Young, Alex, Kate and Anni Martin, Bonnie and Andrew LaChiusa; special uncle, Kent Tuttle and wife, Virginia; and special aunt, Polly Tuttle. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Kevin Howard and Dr. Boris Darovsky, along with their respective staff members for all their compassion and support. They would also like to thank the community, itself, for the outpouring of love and their fund raising efforts. Visitation will be held Friday evening, 6pm to 9 PM at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Camp Carefree, 275 Carefree Lane, Stokesdale, NC or to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com