Jessie Robert Gaskins

Jessie “Robert” Gaskins, Jr., 55, of Dayton, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel and conclude at the chapel. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Robert was born December 14, 1957 in Missouri, to parents; Jessie Robert, Sr. and Dorothy E. Curry Gaskins, a former resident of Channelview, and has resided in the Dayton area for the past 30 years. He was a carpenter by trade and enjoyed fishing, the beach, sunsets, listening to music, watching wrestling, and especially spending time with family and friends. Robert was preceded in death by his mother: Dorothy E. Curry Gaskins and sister: Ginger G. Gaskins Ramsey. He is survived by his father: Jessie Robert Gaskins,Sr.; his daughters: Stacey Ryall and husband Jeff Ryall of Friendswood and Ashley Gaskins of Hankamer, grandson: Logan Ryall, girlfriend: Mary Murphy of Raywood, sisters: Janet Gaskins and husband Randy Beacham of Baytown and Sissy Stanley and husband Larry of Highlands, Uncle Gene Gaskins and wife Rosemary, Uncle Lee Verden, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. In lieu of usual floral remembrances, the family requests that donations be made to the Community Resource Credit Union at P.O. Box 3181, Baytown, Texas 77522-3181 for the benefit of Jessie Gaskins.