Gayle Mildred Axton Crossman passed away quietly at her home in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the age of 88.
Gayle was born February 9, 1936, in Pueblo Colorado to James Merritt Axton and Fern Myrtle Stapleton. She was the third of six children.
On June 18, 1955, she married her life partner, Verl Jr Crossman. They met at Kirk’s Drive-In in Orem, Utah, where Gayle worked. They were the parents of three children, one boy and two girls.
The family lived much of their life in the city of Fairfield in Utah County before moving to Kansas. They returned to Utah briefly before eventually moving back to Kansas.
Gayle will be remembered for the great love she had for everyone. For a while, Gayle served as a preacher in the Church of the Nazarene. She also delivered Meals on Wheels to seniors in Provo, Utah during the 1980s.
Gayle lived in Kansas until the death of her husband, Verl on June 29, 2020. Following his death, Gayle moved with her daughter, Fern, to Homer Alaska, where she lived out the rest of her life.
Gayle is survived by a sister, Joyce Axton Jensen, and sister-in-law, Nora Axton; son, Verl Thomas Crossman (Monda) Shallow Water, Kansas, and daughters, Cherie Bishop (Thomas) American Fork, Utah, and Fern Crossman, Homer, Alaska. She is also survived by four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brothers, James Ralph Axton, Baby Boy Axton, Ronald Axton, and sister, Darlene Axton.
A graveside service will be held in Kansas on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. CST (1:00 p.m. MST) at the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas. Services will be live-streamed at the following link: https://evt.live/gcrossman
Memorial may be made to the Shriner's Hospital in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home, PO Box 553, Scott City, Kansas, 67871.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Kansas, 67871.