GATESVILLE – Welton L. Lilley, Sr., a native of Gates County, died November 6, 2012 at Down East Health and Rehab, Gatesville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Joppa Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Lilley Family Cemetery. Hunter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie, is handling the arrangements.