Bertie Gwyn

Bertie Lou Gwyn, 81 of 1915 Curtis Creek Road, Elk Park, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Bertie was a lifelong member of the Curtis Creek Freewill Baptist Church, where she had served as assistant treasurer. She also was a loving, and caring nurse, where she had retired from Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital, after 46 years of service.
Bertie was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Elbert and Pearl Edith Cable Gwyn; five brothers, William (Jenny), Elbert (Georgie), Henry (Ilene), Sampson (Linda), and Charles (Phyllis) Gwyn; one sister, Mary (Jim). She was also preceded in death by three brothers, and another sister who died in infancy.
She is survived by her sisters, Rosalee Cable Youngman of Tacoma, WA. And Voreta Caraway of Elk Park; brother, Jimmy Gwyn of Millers Gap, Newland, NC. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bertie was well loved by her family and friends. She was a light that flitted from person to person making lives better. She will be sorely missed.
Funeral services will be on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 12:30 pm in the Curtis Creek Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Rick Birchfield and Charlie Trivett officiating. Interment will follow in the Fox Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 12:15 pm on Friday at the church.
Serving as pallbearers will be Davie Beck, Zane Bass, Tim Gwyn, Justin Hodges, Phillip Carver, and Travis Crowder.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Derek Benson, Dennis Benson, Alex Caraway, Bobby Gwyn, and Steve Goetz.
In lieu of flowers memorials should be made to the Avery Humane Society.
Condolences may be shared at www.rsfh.net
The care of Bertie and her family has been entrusted to Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bertie, please visit our floral store.