Mr. Lonnie Earl "Tucson" Gaston, age 68, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village, AR. He was a native of Wilmot, AR, but resided in San Jose, CA, for several years and relocated to Hamburg in 2009. He was a retired Auto Mechanic and a member of Christ Temple Pentecostal Church.
He is preceded in death by his father, Gladis Gaston, stepfather, Willie Belion, two brothers, Joe Fred Collins and Lamar E. Belion, one sister, Jewline Dancy. Mr. Lonnie loved people, enjoyed fishing, working on cars and believed in sharing with others.
He is survived by his mother Sarah Belion-Webb of Hamburg, AR; three daughters: Valerie Hillman, Betty Gaston and Antionett Gaston all of San Jose, CA; two brothers; Phillip Belion of Fresno, CA; Jerry Belion of Palo Alto, CA; three sisters: Willie Marie Newton of San Jose, CA; Claudell Belion of Fresno, CA; Evelyn Girtman of Hamburg, AR; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.
Services are 11:00AM Friday, July 15, 2016 at Christ Temple Pentecostal Church in Hamburg with Bishop Alphonso Madden, officiating. Pallbearers are Lee Nimmer, Barron Johnson, Carl Lewis, Price Marshall, Michael McCure and Mark Zintel. Burial in Johnson Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 1:00PM-6:00PM at Cromwell Funeral Home, Inc.