August 30, 2016

Gale Gaither

ADVANCE, MO. — Gale J. Gaither, 79, of Advance passed away Aug. 28, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 22, 1937, at Zalma, Missouri, the son of Alva and Lela Barks Gaither. Gale had been a member of Advance First Church. He was a retired truck driver for Aluminum Industries in Manchester, Missouri...

ADVANCE, MO. — Gale J. Gaither, 79, of Advance passed away Aug. 28, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born Feb. 22, 1937, at Zalma, Missouri, the son of Alva and Lela Barks Gaither.

Gale had been a member of Advance First Church. He was a retired truck driver for Aluminum Industries in Manchester, Missouri.

Gale and Dova “Gean” Shirrell were united in marriage April 26, 1958, at McGee, Missouri, and she survives of the home.

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Survivors include his wife, Gean Gaither of the home; a son, Bradley Gale (Tracy) Gaither of Painton, Missouri; a daughter, Cheryl Dawn (Douglas) Gabel of Rockledge, Florida; a brother, Don Gaither of Warrington, Missouri; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Kenneth Gale Gaither; and three brothers.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel.

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