Floyd Gaston

Floyd Gaston, 96 of Butler, Missouri passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at Butler Center in Butler, Missouri. A visitation and sharing of memories will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Friday, May 24, 2024 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Funeral Services will follow at 11:00 am Friday, also at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Floyd Wesley Gaston was born October 1, 1927 in a farmhouse southwest of Foster, Missouri. He was the sixth child born to George W. and Alpha M. Clark Gaston.
At the age of six he started school at the "Virginia" one room school northeast of Foster, Missouri and in 1936 his family moved south of the Virginia store and he graduated from the Grandview School. In 1945 Floyd graduated from Butler High School.
On October 1, 1945 he registered for the draft and was called to duty by the US Army on January 2, 1946. Floyd completed his basic training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma and served his term of duty overseas in South Korea. He was the fifth Gaston brother to serve in WWII. Once released from the Army Floyd returned to Butler.
He and his brother Delbert went to Toledo, Ohio where they graduated from the meat cutting school and returned to Butler where they worked for the A&P Company for a year. Floyd then joined the J.C. Penney Co. and worked for them for almost 34 years before the store in Butler closed. He then became a police dispatcher for the Butler Police Department for twenty-two years before retiring.
On June 10, 1951 Floyd married Winifred Beth Black and to this union two daughters were born; Carol Ann Gaston Burns and Teresa Lynn Gaston Brandt. Floyd and Winifred enjoyed traveling, visiting London, England, Ireland and taking bus trips to the northwest and northeast US.
Floyd served six years on the Butler City Council and was a 50-year member of the Butler Optimist Club.
The greatest day of his life was when he accepted Jesus as his Savior.
Floyd is preceded in death by his parents, sister Edith Stanton, brothers Cecil, Orville, Delbert, Wayne and George.
He is survived by his wife; Winifred (Black) Gaston, children; Carol Gaston Burns (Buddy) and Teresa Gaston Brandt (Keith), grandchildren; Lisa Burns Doughty (Mike), Stephen Burns (Jessica), Regina Brandt Apel (Paul) and Carlie Brandt Tucker (Jonathan) twelve great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.