Gay (Gilbert) Alexander

Tuesday March 15, 2022, surrounded by her family. Gay had great wisdom and could always

use that knowledge to calm others. She always had a smile! She loved her family, but her son,

Steve, said she always used her Christian principles to discipline him when he was a child.Gay

was very involved in her community and was instrumental in the Ranlo Fire Department Ladies

Auxiliary. She was feisty and she was not shy to speak her mind. Her family remembers her as

an amazing cook and they especially loved her macaroni pie and potato soup. She will be

greatly missed by her family, friends, and the community.

Gay is preceded in death by her parents, Preston and Leola Thornburg Gilbert; her husband,

William Fredrick Alexander; and a great-granddaughter, Lily Caroline Hendrix. Left to cherish

their memories of Gay and carry on her legacy are her son, Steven Earl Alexander and his wife,

Sherry Thornburg Alexander of Ranlo; granddaughters, Aliesha Bell Hendrix and her husband,

Eric; and Angela Bell Duncan; grandsons Derek Preston Alexander and his wife, Shannon; and

Eric Weaver and his wife, Karla. Great-children; Kate Alexander, Adrianna and Preston Hendrix,

Zachary Jones, and Jesse and Lainee Weaver. Gay also had numerous nieces and nephews

that she loved dearly.

The Alexander family would also like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to Gay’s caregiver, Kathy

Smith, who gave Gay the utmost care and attention up until the end. Words cannot adequately

express the family’s gratitude for the love Kathy gave her.

A service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00PM on Friday March 18, 2022, at Carothers

Funeral Home, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia. The family will receive friends before the

service beginning at 12:30PM at the funeral home. Pastor Scott Whitener will offer words of

encouragement and hope to the family and friends that gather to remember Gay. Burial will

immediately follow the Celebration of Life service at Hollywood Cemetery, 516 N. Broad Street,

Gastonia. Jeff Hicks, Ted Hendrix, David Abernathy, James Abee, Jeremy Rikard, and Harold

Dean Fulbright, Jr. will be the pallbearers.

Fond memories of Gay and condolences for the family can be placed at

www.carothersfuneralhomegastonia.com

The staff of Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park is honored to serve the

Alexander family.