Greensboro – Pastor Vernon Ray Gales, Sr., went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday, June 19, 2023.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at George Brothers Funeral Service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service.

Pastor Gales was born May 11, 1930 in Guilford County to the late Frank Gales and Ingledove Fain Gales.  He faithfully served as Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church for 40 years. Pastor Gales also served as a Sunday School Teacher at Lake Brandt Baptist Church and as Youth Pastor at Sheldon Road Baptist Church.  He was a member of the Board of the Sword of the Lord and was a Mason.

Pastor Gales is survived by his wife of 73 years, Bertha Maness Gales; son, Vernon R. Gales, Jr. (Henri); grandchildren, Brett Gales (Emily) and Brittany Gales; step-grandson, Mason Overcash; great-grandchild, Reagan Gales; and brother, John Gales.