Nettie Dean Gamble

Nettie Dean Gamble, 87, of Monroe, NC passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, after a short illness. Nettie Dean’s life will be memorialized and celebrated during a service at Gordon Funeral Service in Monroe on Friday, March 8 at 2:00pm with burial to follow at Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 1:45pm.

Nettie Dean was the proud daughter of Bessie and Martin Covington, born November 2, 1936. The younger of two daughters, she was always her daddy’s “tomboy”. Nettie Dean was the loving wife of Troy Gamble, her husband of 70 years. She was the mother of five children: Eddie, Sherry, Resa, Gordie, and Susan. However, her ever-loving joy was her eleven grandchildren.

Always active and curious – Nettie Dean loved singing, fast food, baking and catering, traveling to Europe, fixing things (sparked by her dad teaching her how to change a tire at an early age), and spending time with the grandchildren. Nettie Dean also loved the company of her pets throughout her life... especially Brownie, Zorro, Butch, Duke, and Major.

Mrs. Gamble is predeceased by her husband, Robert Troy Gamble; parents Bessie Ida Carelock Covington and Martin Luther Covington; sister Margaret Covington Stegall, and son Edward Duncan Gamble.

Nettie Dean is survived by her son (daughter-in-law) Gordie Gamble (Karen Gamble), and daughters (sons-in-law) Sherry Ingle (Tony Ingle), Resa Treadaway (Sam Treadaway), and Susan Barringer (Mark Barringer). She is also survived by eleven grandchildren: Brad Stephens, Matt McCauley, Blake Ingle, Tyler Treadaway, David Treadaway, Casey Gamble, Weston Gamble, Austin Gamble, Chris Outen, Jordan Outen, and Claire Barringer. She leaves ten great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers – and out of her passion and love for animals - Nettie Dean requested that memorial donations be made to The Humane Society of Union County, 4015 Waxhaw Highway, Monroe, NC 28112 (www.HSUC.org).

Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com.

Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 is honored to be entrusted to care for the Gamble Family.