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Mr. Jerry Wayne Stroud Sr., 71, died on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.

He was born July 9, 1948 in Iredell County to Wade B. and Beulah York Stroud.Mr. Stroud worked for Sara Lee for 38 years. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ruth Shuler Stroud and a granddaughter, Brittany.

Surviving: a son, Jerry W. Stroud Jr. and wife Ginger of Mocksville; a daughter, Melissa Ballsieper and husband Mike of Winston-Salem; 4 grandchildren, Deserae, Tori, Maddie and Levi; 5 great-grandchildren, Cheyenne, Emmy, Hunter, Shilah and Kascen; 3 sisters, Sylvia Stroud Smith, Linda S. Carter and Brenda S. Gregory; a brother, Sidney “Sonny” Stroud; and many nieces, nephews, special neighbors and church family.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at Mocks United Methodist Church with the Revs. Gary Elrod and Kevin Hobson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel.

Memorials: Mocks UMC, PO Box 2122, Advance.

Condolences: www.hayworth-miller.com.