Obituary of Eddie Gallaway

Funeral services for Eddie C. Gallaway, 91, Overton, will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, in the First United Methodist Church, Overton with the Reverends Kelly S. Krone and Ricky Ricks officiating. Burial will be in the Kilgore City Cemetery under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mr. Gallaway died Sunday, October 22, 2006 in Tyler. He was born January 3, 1915 in Kosciusko, Mississippi to the late Frank and Leiura Williams Gallaway. He married Marianna Whittington on July 30, 1939 in Kilgore and worked for Cook Drilling Company for 55 years. He was a resident of the Overton area since 1936 and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a hard working, dedicated family man and loved the outdoors. Mr. Gallaway was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Marianna Gallaway on January 5, 1999. He was also preceded by a brother and a sister, Steve Gallaway, Ft. Worth, and Leise Robbins, Seattle, Washington. He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Tom Gallaway, New Braunfels and Dick and C.C. Gallaway, Ft. Worth; a daughter, Patsy Gallaway Williams, Overton; a brother, Bob Gallaway, Bryan; two sisters, Sybil Erwin, Phoenix Hills, Oregon, and Phylis Bailey, Kerrville; eight grandchildren, Mike Gallaway, Melani Neel, Walter Heywood, Tim Gallaway, Betsy Barr, Chris Williams, Jonathan Gallaway, and Kelly Lain Dickerson; eight great-grandchildren, Lauren Heywood, Mackenzie Neel, Luke Heywood, Samantha Neel, Kassy Dickerson, Lyndsey Heywood, Berkeley Barr, and Bella Barr; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Mike Gallaway, Tim Gallaway, Walter Heywood, Chris Williams, John Davidson, Billy Vernon, Jack Craig, and Randy McDaniel. Honorary pallbearers will be T. D. Higgs, Jim Gibson, Bruce Bradshaw, Dr. Jim Hamilton, and Greg Thompson.