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Gayle Maxon-Edgerton passed away peacefully, surrounded by members of her loving family. After years of challenging her cancer, and winning many rounds, Gayle died Saturday, December 5, 2020. Thoughtful of others always, she continued to the end to remember a birthday, and know if there were snacks and ice cream for her granddaughters.

Born June 23, 1951 in Sidney, Nebraska to Joanne Ackerman and F. LeBaron Goodwin, she grew up in a family that was full of music. True to her family’s homesteader roots, they grew feed and raised cattle. Her grandfather William P. Ackerman owned the first c...