Nellie Gatlin Freeman

Nellie Frances Gatlin Freeman, 83, of Asheboro, died Thursday, August 25, 2022 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Pastor Nathan Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Center Cross Baptist Church Cemetery. Born in Randolph County, NC, on February 7, 1939, Nellie was the daughter of the late William Thomas Gatlin and Emma Rosa Deaton Gatlin. She married Wesley Freeman on August 27, 1955. She retired from Acme-McCrary Corporation and was a member of Center Cross Baptist Church. Nellie enjoyed cooking and she was a fabulous cook who made the best biscuits. She was a selfless woman who always put others needs ahead of her own. In addition to her parents, Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Freeman; daughter-in-law, Gay Freeman; great grandson, Garrett Wesley Freeman; sisters, Clara Brewer, Pauline Bowman; brothers, Ralph Gatlin, Franklin Gatlin, Lester Gatlin, Lonnie Gatlin and Ernest Gatlin. Surviving are her daughter, Frances Freeman Johnson (Doug); sons, Lonnie Wesley Freeman, Thomas Neill Freeman (Vicki); brother, Charles Gatlin; grandchildren, Aaron Freeman (Stephanie), Travis Freeman, Justin Freeman, Kenzie Freeman, Hannah Freeman, Anna Freeman; great grandchildren, Renee Freeman, Thomas Freeman, Michael Freeman, Andrew Freeman, Hayden Freeman, Wesley Freeman, Jessie Lee Freeman, and Irissa Freeman. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Ridge Funeral Home in Asheboro. Memorials may be made to Center Cross Baptist Church, 1789 Center Cross Church Road, Asheboro, NC 27205; or to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Hospice of Randolph, especially to Paige, Cheryl and Lynette, for the excellent care given to Nellie during her declining health.