Marva Lucille Gaston was born August 26, 1945 in Elysian Fields, TX to Marsalis Jernigan and Janie Phillips. She received her education from Booker T. Washington High School in 1962 in Elysian Field, TX.

She worked at Texas Instrument, Safeway Food Store and retired in 2008 from Mellon Bank in Richardson, TX.

She was preceded in death by her parents Marsalis Jernigan and Janie Phillips, brothers: Donald Smith, Odell Smith and Billy Smith and sister Marzella Johnson.

She leaves to cherish her memories (5) daughters: Kassandra F. Cigliano, Janet Thomas, Belinda J. Thomas (Ray), Carla Thomas-Shafiq (Imran) and Patricia Gaston-High; (1) son Vincent M. Gaston all of Dallas, TX; (1) brother James Smith (Helen) of Galveston, TX; (9) grandchildren, (2) great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Her sincere honest and fun-loving nature will be truly missed by all who had the pleasure to know her.