Gregory Tooley

November 30, 1973 - December 24, 2020

Gregory Michael Tooley, age 47, of Sparta, NC passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. He was born November 30, 1973 in Mercer West Virginia to Freddie Coy Tooley and the late Karen Lucille Coburn Tooley. Greg loved singing and hunting. He was an amateur wine maker. Gregory is survived by his wife Joan Marie Crouse Tooley of the home, four sons, Damian Miller of Morganton, Paul Everette Cochran, Jr., of SC, Colby Michael Tooley and Logan Christopher Tooley of the home; his father, Freddie Coy Tooley; two sisters Patricia Adkins of Statesville and Melissa Castillo of Sparta; two brothers Wayne Tooley of Bluefield, WV and Kevin Tooley of Hickory; step-dad “Pops” Rob Philyaw; step-sister, Nakai Philyaw; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family requests your presence at the Ceremonial Tribute Service to honor the life of Greg at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 31, 2020 in the chapel of Grandview Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor James Coburn officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Due to the current COVID-19 regulations, our staff is committed to taking care of our guests and families that we serve. We ask all guests and family members attending the service to please bring and wear a mask. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grandview Memorial Funeral Home, 789 Grandview Drive, Sparta, NC 28675 to help assist the family with funeral expenses. The family would like to give special thanks for all the prayers and to the staff of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Tooley family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com.