Daniel Weston Gatewood was ushered into this world on June 27, 1935, and on a beautiful fall day, he peacefully departed this life on September 23, 2024, at the Rockingham Hospice Haven. He was born to the late Daniel Webster & Hattie Grace Gatewood.

Daniel graduated from McRae Colored High School in 1953 in Morven, NC. He then went on to graduate from The Tri-County Bible College and Seminary with an Associate degree in Theology in 1999 and a Bachelor’s degree in theology from the same school.

Daniel started with Independent Life Insurance in 1971 and retired after 20 years of faithful service. He then worked for the Anson County Public School System from 1997 to 2012. He pastored the Red Level Missionary Baptist Church from 1989 to 2023, where he served faithfully until his health failed him.

Daniel's life was filled with many hobbies and joys, particularly his love for sports such as baseball, football, and basketball. He also found great joy in fishing, often spending days with his brother Eugene watching the World Series, enjoying the Super Bowl, and taking his sons fishing at the banks of Blewett Falls.

Although Daniel leaves many to mourn his passing, he was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Webster and Hattie Belle Gatewood, six brothers, James Gatewood, John (Ethel) Gatewood, Joe (Diane) Gatewood, Robert (Norene) Gatewood, and Sylvester (Rosa) Gatewood, and six sisters, Minnie Gatewood, Catherine Gatewood, Gennette (Rufus) Caple, Lula (John) Patterson, Hildred (Mosley) McClain, and Betty (Ron) Carlton.

Daniel was united in holy matrimony to Carolyn Morrison Gatewood on September 24, 1977. To this union, they were blessed with four sons, Daniel Gatewood of Wadesboro, NC; Matthew Gatewood of Morven, NC; Chad Gatewood (Clarissa) of Wesley Chapel, NC, Morris Gatewood (Sandrea) of Mineral Springs, NC. His beloved sisters Hattie Grace Caple, Mary Alyce Camp and Peccolia (Chuck) Bagby, all of Morven, NC. Nine in-laws Robert (Charlene) Morrison of Waxhaw, NC, Allen (Helen) Morrison, Henderson (Ruthie) Morrison, Brenda (Robert) Reid, Michael Morrison, Linda (Charlie) Fisher, Bobby (Lila) Morrison, Rick (Lisa) Morrison, Artis Morrison & Phyllis (Winslow) McLendon all of Mineral Springs NC. Eight grandchildren, Princess Briannia Taylor, Bradley Cameron Taylor, Matthew Ayden Reid, Collin O’Conner Gatewood, Zoe Blakney, Ava Gatewood, Ja’King Latham & Logan Lee Gatewood. A special friend, Lorenzo Steele, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends.

The Services to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Reverend Gatewood will be on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 3:00 pm, at Greater Blessed Hope Baptist Church, 3607 Andrew Jackson Drive, Waxhaw, North Carolina. Interment will follow the services at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Highway 16, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

The Gatewood Family will greet family and friends on Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Greater Blessed Hope Baptist Church and at all other times at the family residence.

The public viewing will be on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Smith's Funeral Home.

***THE GATEWOOD FAMILY REQUEST THAT NO FLOWERS BE ORDERED. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, ALL DONATIONS MAY BE PRESENTED TO THE FAMILY.***