Susan Gayle Trousdale, age 73, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her home in Murfreesboro.
She was the daughter of the late Edwin and Thelma Cady. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Edwin Cady Jr. and sister, Jennifer Willis.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry Trousdale; children, Rebecca Bobo and her husband Ben, Jonathan Trousdale and his wife Lauren; grandchildren, Abigail, Elizabeth, Jacob, Rachel, Joel, Hannah, Luke; sister, Annette Williams; aunt, Lucille Edwards; second daughter, Myriam Djao; and many other family and friends.
Gayle was a person that made many things beautiful. She had the gift of hospitality and generosity. Over five decades, she and her husband served together as missionaries in Africa, before ministering in churches in California and Tennessee. Gayle was always the first to sense Godâs leading into their new assignments, especially the last one: catalyzing Disciple Making Movements around the world.