Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Mike Gaston, age 72, of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Scott’s Funeral Home. Interment followed at Osage Cemetery.
Michael Eddie Gaston was born on November 22, 1950, in Gatesville, to the late Ollie and Thelma Sims Gaston. He attended school in Gatesville and was in the Class of ’69. In school, he was very athletic, playing baseball and football. Growing up, he attended Calvary Baptist Church, where he was baptized at the age of twelve. During the summers he worked with his father for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Gatesville. He married Jackie Talley on March 26, 1969. They resided in Waco and Gatesville, until moving to Brownwood. He worked for Coca-Cola, Darr Equipment and Prater Equipment until his retirement. They moved back to Gatesville in 2011. His hobbies included drag racing, working on race cars and participating in car shows with his antique car collection. Mike was full of energy and was always busy doing something. He always had a smile on his face and never met a stranger. He was an animal lover and after his retirement, his three yorkie puppies were his fond companions.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Joan Gilliland; brothers, Don Gaston and Jerry Gaston.
Mike is survived by his wife, Jackie Gaston; daughters, Michelle Williams and boyfriend, Mark Williams, Christi Allen and husband, Doug; grandchildren, Koty Griffith and Bailee Williams; and numerous nieces and nephews.
