Phyllis Lorene Layell Darnell

Phyllis Lorene Layell Darnell, 60, passed away peacefully at Novant Forsyth Medical Center on Friday May 3, 2019. She was born in Surry County, NC on October 2, 1958; daughter of the late Zino Layell and Jeanettie Marshall Layell, and worked at MVP Manufacturer in Elkin for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Brandy Williamson (Tommy Everidge), spouse; Richard Allen Beamer, step-daughter, Trista Whitaker (Andrea Mullins), grandchildren; Cheyenne Ray and Billy Conner Murphy, Johnathan Whitaker, Chance and Sara Kinyoun, Nathanial Sullivan, Alexis Beamer and Breanna Jenkins and by her animal family; Skeeter, Chole and Kitty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters; Debbie Young and Kathy Nance. A celebration of life service will be conducted on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Gentry Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Mulberry Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Layell Darnell family.