Gary was my only sibling and my only brother.he was 20 yrs older than me liking 2 weeks being 20 yrs old when I his sister melissa was born.We had the.same parents.I'm his sister, melissa rexroat craigmiles I go by Jamie Rexroat Craigmiles. on this site. Gary called me mitzi as well as my parents did also... if you read garys obit from nunnelly funeral home louisville ky . Gary was born march 16 1947 in a small two room shack house on Damron Creek Rd. Webbs crossroads kentucky ( russell county ky,. russell springs) kentucky. He left when he was 2 yrs old. my mother gladys foley rexroat got double pneumonia was hospitalized in louisville ky. at St joseph Hosp. my dad had to go to louisville find a apt. for them and get a job at the medical depo. my brother stayed with our grandparents foley onDamron creek rd, till my mother got better and stronger and could get Gary back to raise him. they first lived on 3rd or 4th street in louisville ky in a small 2 room apt. and then in 1955 they moved to cherry lane in fairdale ky. and then to new cut rd. they rented a 5 room house for 2 yrs in 1959 my parents oris and Gladys foley rexroat bought their 2nd home and kept their farm at 1946 damron creek rd webbs crossroads community russell county kentucky ( russell springs kentucky) they kept their home and 79 acre farm for 54 yrs. and then bought a home at 9911 larlyn drive fairdale kentucky 40118 a small 3 bedroom home that gary attended fairdale high school and graduated in 1965. I his sister was born when he was 19 yrs 11 months old and they lived on larlyn drive in fairdale ky. but had their farm in russell county ky. and their 2 bedroom with a basement home in russell county later on they built onto the home a 2 story edition. Gary visisted the home with various friends and girlfriends his wife and such. he lived there and gary met donna decker anne d moved in with her on filiratation walk near GE in 1978 they lived together 7 yrs and broke up he married murita amspacher in march 1985 and divorced she had a 11 yr old son jonathan amspacher who became a doctor and surgeon. they divorced same year and he married elizabeth meadows and had a daughter in nov 1986 christina marie rexroat. in 2004 christina was adopted to her maternal grandparents john and gertrude meadows she changed her last name to meadows and gary had no other children to carry on our family name. i married but had no children and i kept the Rexroat family name so iam melissa rexroat-craigmiles. his sister. ) it has me listed as his daughter melissa rexroat (Craig miles) is how its listed but im melissa rexroat craigmiles my husband james michael craigmiles we moved from new albany indiana now living in columbia kentucky. gary died yesterday at lyndon Woods care and rehab lyndon in louisville ky. he will be buried in the cemetery with his inlaws john and gertrude meadows.. Gary taught 11th grade Math and physics at Thomas Jefferson high school in lOuisville ky. from 1969 to 1971/ then he resigned and went and applied for ford motor company and general electric appliance park where our dad was working at. Gary was called to both jobs he chose General Electric Maintance apprenticeship. Graduated in Maintaince dept and worked there 31 yrs both in building 3# and building # 5. I his sister had been estranged for 15 yrs from gary and his wife elizabeth.over me and gary;s mother. ( she had been put in a nursing home by Gary and his wife elizabeth against her (will) and mine) and they took over power of attorney, i was not permitted to even take her outside the nursing home to sit outside with her or take her for a ride or anything.) they blamed me for leaving her to move to north carolina . I had lived at home 37 yrs I had never married never been steady in a good man relationship ) i had never been pregnant or even had kids. iwas never alllowed to grow up due to my mother ) so I left over a guy i met in loi-uisville ky. he was from a well to do family a only child he had committed a sex act in 2003 on a 17 yr old in north carolina he was charged and in 2004 may he went to prison just as our relationship was taking off . and i was madly in love with him and had a break down when he left. so I went there to try and get over him in a way but while i was gone they put my mother away locked up instituionlized in a nursing home against her WILLingness and mine. then gary took my dad's gold band and bergandy ring out of my jewelery box at my mom and my apt.during my mother gladys moving to a new rental house.)when he put mother in a nursing home against her and my will.i was left homeless.he never helped me.my mother gladys foley daughtr of loren and flossie wilson foley russell springs ky. my mother would tell me my brother never loved me since i was a new born.but i loved gary gene. we called him gareee geeeeeneee.my heart is so broken.i loved him so much he is my only sibling. He liked 2 weeks being 20 yrs older than me.i feel so sad and miss him so much.he died yesterday thurs may 12 2022.Gary was conceived out of wedlock in 1946. He was born at home on damron creek rd.when he was 2 yrs old him and my parents moved to louisville ky from rurural webbs crossroads comm.russell springs ky. He grew up in Fairdale ky. Graduated college from kentucky southern achieved masters in physics and science and math. He lived with Donna for 7 yrs his fiancee Donna Goodlett.she left him nov 1984.he met murita amspacher in late 1984 on a christian trip they married jan or feb 1985.divorced a month later.in june 1985 he met elizabeth mae meadows they married dec 31 1985.by nov 3 1986 a daughter christina marie was born .but 14 yrs later she was adopted by her maternal grandparents. Due to circumstances.in 2006 gary and elizabeth put our mother gladys alpha in a nursing home against her will and mine but he took power of att.i had no rights to my mother.my brother did me real real wrong.he left me homeless.woulden't help me. Get on my feet.. after i had lived with my mother 37 yrs of my life.Then in 2007 he developed brain tumors and went down after that.our mother died june 2 2015.our dad oris rexroat died spril 18 2001 wends.of leukemia.now gary died thurs may 12 2022 at lyndon woods care and rehabilitation ,*st matthews louisville ky.he will be laid to rest by his Inlaws john and gertrude meadows at white oak ridge bapitst church in fountain run kentucky on wends may 17 or 18th 2022. Im missing him badly even though for 15 yrs we had a split. Several reasons : he took my dads wedding bad and kept out of our apt.when my mother had to move from our apt. He put in his safe and never gave it back. He never gave permission for me to take my mother even out to eat or spend the day with her outside her nursing home. He blamed me for not moving back home from NC and he took power of attorney without my permission.she was having a stroke one day while james and i visited her at her nursing home. I told the nurse.she said she had call gary first.gary told the nurse she was faking it!! For attention. When she was having a stroke due to blood clots.i was powerless to help her.she begged me to take her out of the nursing home.she said gary""" will never let me go out of here.that crushed my heart.since i had lived with her 37 yrs of my life. Then he wouldent let me have my dog back that is the pomeranian shanna whom i purcashed myself for $1,000.00 in 2003. He didnt even let me play with her.like he thought i would run off with her.alot of people i know thought gary did me so horribly wrong!!!!!!!!!! And our mother!!!!!!!! And he did do us both horribly horribly wrong. But karma comes back on you.and it really did him with bad health.He had to go in nursing homes. I feel God has the ladt word when he got to Heaven. BUT I DO PRAY he made it in heaven.i have no hate .my mother told me in the nursing home.that gary hated me all my life. She felt he was jealous since he had been a only child for 20 yrs.she said he felt they gave me mire attention than him.he actually many times while i was a child told my parents if something happened to them.he woyld never raise me.i would have to go to foster care.that stayed with me my whole life.karma comes around. If i was talking to our parents.i would them gary never treated me like a brother ^sister. He whipped me with a belt as a child.we never had a relationship. He was a cold hearted person. At the funeral home.his daughter my former niece never spoke one word to me. My hubby said he could tell she didnt want to be there.she despised her dad and his family.my parents and me. Everyone said me and him had a 20 yr age gap.thats why he treated me as he did.no gary was somewhat selfish at times.he didnt have but few friends as he got older. His funeral showed only his wife's family came to show respects. I was bitter towards gary over the ring.how he did our mother ,putting her in a nursing home,taking my dog away from me that i bought myself. And the way he always treated me. Like i was mentally challenged.in 2004 at my mothers house on larlyn dr in fairdale ky.gary said rudely that i had caused my mother to loose both houses due to finacial . I cussed him with the F* bomb cause we both had volitle tempers. He slapped me opened palmed acrossed my face knocked me across the room.i screamed grabbed my mental mother who had early dementia. And walked or run out our own front door. We never saw gary or his wife again for 6 months till my mother accidently fell down the spiral staircase at our apt.breaking her hip .requiring 6 weeks hospitalization. I wrote gary.he came to the hospital.mother ask us both to make amends.it never lasted. He was cruel to me all my life. I felt like a lonely lonely only child my whole life.gary spent all his time working,going to school.dating ,making bullets,going to the gun range or sleeping.he never had time for me in his life.i was his only only sister. I was lonely my whole life.i had problems in life due to being a only child with ADHD. I had no sibling to talk to or learn from.he whipped me alot.my dad wouldent spank me.but gary my brother would stripe my legs with a belt.my mother was always so attached to her firstborn and wanted to spend time with him.but he wasnt never there for me his only sister. It always hurt... why do i miss him? For my late mother my late daddy. For he was who every relative wanted to know where he was at.could they call him? its been Nearly 7 months since my brother gary died. i have been to his gravesite 3-4 times since. i live 65 miles from where he was buried. I loved my brother Gary. alot. we had a bad falling out over our mother in 2007. and we never got back together. he looks like me or our dad. I miss gary very badly. he was the tough manly man after my daddy died in our family.... Gary worked at General Electric appliance park building 5 maintance for 25 yrs and for 3-5 yrs he was in building #3 maintance. he was a good man. he had a temper like our dad and I have and he let it fly often. he hit me in 2004 in the face and slapped me across the room. we made apologies. i forgave him but I never could forget what he did. he also toook my dad;s wedding band that my mother gave me when my daddy oris rexroat passed away in 2001. the wedding ring meant the world to me. and i moved temporarily to North carolina it was in a drawer in a ring box in my mother's apt i shared with her . and she was evicted so my brother took all my jewelery and put it in his gun case in his basement of course him and his wife moved the house was broke into and caught on fire. and the gun case. the contents are not known now of. and the ring i never got back or daddy;s ruby ring. Gary and i became estranged in 2006 he and elizabeth put my mother in a nursing home against my will and hers. and wouldent let me have her back they took power of attorney without me being joint custody or even they would not me take her outside of the nursing home. even to sit outside or let her walk to the car with me or even take her for a ride or anything while she was able to do that. i was not permitted to continue a relationship outside of the nursing home with my mother who i had lived with my whole life until about nov 2004 she went to north carolina with me but she returned on a greyhound bus. and when they put her against her *Will) in the nursing home. she changed ( she didnt seem to care about me like she had my whole life. she was totally attached to the nursing home and people there she was institutionalized 200 percent. she didnt really want to come out. she felt that was safe there for her. and i was no longer her care giver or her buddy or her daughter. every time i went there her roomate wanted her for herself and then gary would call evey time i was there and she would talk for hours to him and i had to leave, so it ended my life long relationship with my parent my mother. then she had a stroke was vegative and it left a hole in my heart that will never be filled ever. i blame gary and liz for not allowing me to spend the rest of her time taking care of her. they always said well i was afraid youd kidnap mother and not bring her back to the nursing home. i think they just didnt want to take care of her any longer. and they said everything bad happened to her when i was taking care of her. it was not my fault. series of auto accidents that i didnt cause but someone else was at fault two accidents. twice she fell hittting her head . i was with her both times. it was unfortunate events that occured. that never happened before. i had lived with her my whole 37 yrs of life. i loved my mother dearly and miss her badly. my brother gary and his wife didnt want the responsibilty of taking care of her when she was able to care for herself. but needed extra care. i had went to north carolina over a man i was dating and in love with he was incarcerated for 11 yrs. and i was heart broken. i went to be near his prison. and he was writing other girls he was fronting me making it look like i was cheating not him. he wanted me to come see him so antoher inmates sister was coming to see her brother and to see chris. but chris could only see her if i came to visit and he lead me along and his parents did too. to make me think he loved me and to stay in north carolina for him. i was tricked and he never loved me. i left my mother behind for a lie. for someone who never cared it was a one side relationship. and i was blind to the relationship. and now if i could go back i would never have left our driveway in my mother;s minivan as she stood holding our pomeranian shanna lynn. i would have stayed and realized what mistake i had made with christian vause. but i didnt see it then. i was falling apart when he left to go to prison to NC. my brother and sister in law didnt see me having a break down over a man i loved dearly. but i didnt know he didnt love me; and it was too late when i figured it all out. so I miss my brother though and iam sad how he died and i never made ammends in our personal relationship. i love you gary always and forever. your sister melissa gail. pipsqueak as you called me. mitzi aka jamie