Obituary of Stephen Michael Gaston

Graveside services for Stephen Michael 'Mike' Gaston, 67, Lindale, formerly of Troup, are scheduled for 10:00 am, Thursday, August 24 at the Shiloh Cemetery, in the Omen Community, near Troup, with Reverend David Dixon officiating, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Gaston died Monday, August 21, in a Lindale nursing home. He was born January 26, 1939, in Troup to Stephen Miller Gaston and Bertha Eleanor Shoemaker Gaston. He was a Navy veteran serving from 1954 until 1959. Mr. Gaston was a retired floor covering contractor. He was preceded in death by his father, Stephen Miller Gaston, and a son, Brandon Gaston. Survivors include a son, Dewayne Gaston, Tyler; four daughters, Karen Long, New Chapel Hill, Crista Gaston, Bossier City, Louisiana, Kaylon Ashley, Shreveport, Louisiana, Kindra Holden, Tampa, Florida; his mother, Bertha Gaston, Tyler; a stepdaughter, Gina Sanders, Dallas; a brother, James Gaston, Tyler; a sister, Wanda Spears, Tyler; nine grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm, Wednesday, August 23.