Gerald Northington, son of the late C. L. Northington and Leila Mae Guinn Northington, was born on December 26, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on December 5, 2021, at his residence in Dudley, Missouri, at the age of 75 years.

Mr. Northington was a Veteran of the United States Navy, he was a former construction and iron worker, and he was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by four sons, Philip Northington of Branson, Missouri, Mathew Northington of Elsinore, Missouri, Douglas Northington of Dexter, Missouri, and Miles Northington of Macon, Missouri; by his daughter, Melissa Est of Bloomfield, Missouri; by his sister, Dorothy Riggins-Higginbotham of Dudley, Missouri; and by fifteen grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Earl Northington; and by his sister, Mary Maggaline.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.

Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield with full military honors.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.