James Stephen Padgett

On September 4th, 2022, James Stephen Padgett went to meet his Saviour Jesus Christ. "Steve" was 43 years old and joins his father James W. Padgett in heaven. He is survived by his mother Beverly Padgett. In a family full of contractors, Steve stood out as the most naturally gifted. He was blessed with the ability to "figure out" anything. He loved movies, music, animals and history. With a contagious smile and a personality to match, Steve was immediately likeable. And to his family he was loved beyond measure. Steve was very passionate about loving and caring for broken people. He was warm, humble, welcoming and relatable. Steve spent half his life battling with an addiction. Every time he got clean, he ran straight to the arms of Jesus and his family. He was loved and accepted by his church family and was always eager to spend more time with them. He was exhausted after repeating the cycle for 20 years. That is when Jesus said enough. He defeated the addiction and took Steve home for eternal rest. Steve left behind four children: Madison, William, Jathan, and Tate. He also had a beautiful baby boy adopted by a wonderful family. Services will be held Friday 9/9, receiving of friends at 1:00 p.m. and Funeral at 2:00 p.m. at Promised Land Baptist, 1024 Old Modena St., Gastonia, NC 28054 
Condolence messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.woodlawnfuneral.org. Woodlawn Funeral Home of Mount Holly is caring for Mr. Padgett's family.

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