Wendy Newby

May 17, 1968 - October 22, 2019

Wendy Ann Tate Newby, 51, of 1000 Lawless Creek Road Lot 1, Blairs VA, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Chatham Health and Rehab after a decline in health. Wendy was born on May 17, 1968 in Danville, VA, daughter of the late Dudley Kent Tate, Jr. and Nancy Emerson Tate who survives of Keeling, VA. Wendy spent all of her life in the Pittsylvania County area where she worked as a waitress as long as her health permitted and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her mother she is survived by a son, Justin Newby of Blairs, VA; granddaughter, Alexis Nichole Newby; brothers, Robby Wayne Tate and wife Brittany Peek Tate of Blairs, VA and Michael Shane Tate and wife Teresa of Ringgold, VA; significant other, Gregory Allen Flatman of Blairs, VA; nieces, Mckayla Nichole Tate, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Tate and Meghan Jayde Tate; and nephews, Jonathan Dwayne Tate and Christopher Shane Tate. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel with the Reverend Daryl Joyce officiating. Interment will follow in the Lewis Family Cemetery in Keeling, VA. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home and at other times will be at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Nancy Tate, 344 Brumfield Road, Keeling, VA. The family is accepting flowers but if you would like to make a memorial contribution, the family is requesting them to the Danville/Pittsylvania County Cancer Association at 223 Riverview Dr Suite J, Danville, VA 24541, the Blairs Vol. Fire Dept. at PO Box 242 Blairs, VA 24527 or to the Keeling Vol. Fire Dept. at PO Box 12 Keeling, VA 24566. Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel is respectfully serving the Newby family.