Rhonda June (Sylvester) Gates

Rhonda June Sylvester Gates, 72, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at her home.

Born May 17, 1948, in Houston Texas, she was a daughter of the late to Bob and Jessie Sylvester. After Rhonda graduated from high school she attended Texas Woman’s University, and worked at Homecare Inc. in Houston, Texas. For the last twenty five years she served at Faith Church in Midway, NC.

Rhonda is survived by her husband of fifty-three years and love of her life, Pastor Mike Gates: sons, Michael Gates, Bob Gates, and Tom Gates; eleven grandchildren; brother, Johnathan Sylvester of Houston, Texas; sister, Rhoda Duhon of Euless, Texas; and sister-in-law, Susan Clark of Santa Fe, NM.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Becky, and brother, Bobby.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM Monday, March 15, 2021, at Faith Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:45 PM prior to the service.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions in Rhonda’s memory may be made to Faith Church Youth Fund, Faith Missions Fund, Gideon’s international, or the Trellis Hospice Home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.wrightfs.com.

Wright Funerals-Cremations is in charge of arrangements.