Twyla Marie Gaston

Twyla Marie Gaston, 81, passed away on February 7, 2010 at Cambridge Place after an extended battle with Alzheimers. She was born September 17, 1928 to Delbert and Hazel Bishop Stowell. In 1947, Twyla received an emergency teaching certificate from Kansas State University. She and her twin sister, Maxine, each taught four grades in a one room school near Home, KS for three years. Twyla married Donald Gaston on January 28, 1951. Along with raising a family and being active in the farming operation, Twyla returned to teaching in 1968 at Beattie Elementary School where she taught Kindergarten and Chapter I Reading and Math. She retired in 1996 after 28 years. Twyla is survived by two daughters, Marsha and her husband Lynn Marten of Lenexa, Lori and her husband Claude Scheiber of Summerfield. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Angela Jo on Sept. 7, 1981. She was a proud grandmother of four grandchildren: Leslie (Dave) Lane of Denver, CO, Lindsay (Jason) Ingram, Overland Park. Andrea Scheiber (Keith) Heideman), Centralia, and Jared Scheibe, Manhattan along with great granddaughter, Jayden Grace Heideman and great grandson, Mason James Lane. She is also survived by a twin sister, Maxine Bramhall, Vermillion, sister Marlene Gustin, and brother Max Stowell of Marysville, and brother Kent Stowell, Vliets. Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church, 1500 North St., Marysville on Wed. Feb. 10th at 10:00 a.m. with burial in the Vermillion Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 on Tuesday evening at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. Memorial contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary, 1006 Broadway, Marysville, KS 66508.