Dorothy Gaston

Dorothy Lorene McCoy Gaston, age 87, Amoret, Missouri died Saturday January 15, 2011 at Pershing Hospital in Brookfield, Missouri. She was born at Amsterdam, Missouri on September 10, 1923 the daughter of Charles Cole and Carrie Mae Wisdom McCoy. She attended LaCygne, Kansas Grade School and graduated from Amoret High School. She married Cecil Gaston on December 24, 1941. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2010. Dorothy was a homemaker and worked as a teller at the Bank of Amoret. She was a member of the Amoret Christian Church and enjoyed working with ceramics, doll making and flower gardening. Also preceding her were a son in law, James Bradley, five brothers, Everett, Otis, Roy, Tom and Marshall and four sisters, Opal, Georgia, Delores and Ida. She is survived by her son Cecil "Sonny"Gaston Jr. and wife Glenda of Mountain Home, Arkansas, two daughters, Joann King and husband Dick of Brookfield, Missouri and Carrie Johnson and husband Keith of Olean, Missouri; grandchildren Rob King and wife Connie, Kelly King , Angie Tieman and husband Kent, Gala Bradley, Caleb Gaston and wife Joy, Cambria Leskowicz and husband Joe, Isaac Gaston and wife Janie; step grandchildren Erlinda Bloss and husband Dale, Brenda Asher and husband Donnie, Dana Tarpening and husband Robin, Karen Tarpening and husband Mark, Lori Elliott and husband Jeff, Kevin Johnson and wife Vicki , and Karen Thomas and husband Steve, twenty four great grandchildren and eighteen great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Amoret Christian Church. Burial will be in the Benjamin Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 PM until service time at the church. The family suggests contributions to the Amoret Christian Church c/o, Coffel-Schneider, P. O. Box 525, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider, Pleasanton, Kansas.