Helen Faye Galloway age 87

Helen Faye Galloway age 87

Helen Faye Galloway age 87 of Newton passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at
Lavender Ridge, Olney, Illinois.
Funeral services celebrating Helen’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July
27, 2019 at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Bro. Carroll Ross officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 26 at the funeral
home. Burial will be in the Honey Cemetery, Bogota.
Helen was born on February 12, 1932 in Jasper County, Illinois the daughter of
Lawrence and Ima Vista (Swank) Gosnell. On June 20, 1952, Helen married
Lloyd W. Galloway. He preceded her in death on March 31, 2018. In addition to
being a wife and mother, Helen worked as a cashier at the Newton IGA for many
years until her retirement.
Helen was a faithful member of the Bogota Church of Christ and attended the
Headyville Christian Church in later years. She was a member of the Red Hat
Society and bowled for Pepsi in the ladies bowling league. In her free time, Helen
enjoyed word puzzles, gardening and attending the area Opry’s with Lloyd.
Helen will be loved and remembered by her children Cathy (Kenny) Shew of
Newton, Lindell C. (Joan) Galloway of Flora, and Cheryl (Greg) Ginder of Olney;
grandchildren Amy (Shane) Mashburn, Melissa (Jim) Brooks, Jeremy W. Shew,
Matthew Galloway, Emily (Justin) Landreth, Ross Ginder and fiancé Carli Henry
and Paige Ginder; great grandchildren Landon & Claudia Mashburn, Sydney &
Seth Brooks, Alexa Gibbons, and Brendan & Beckett Landreth; great great
grandchild Kayson Mashburn and a new addition coming in January; brother Bill
(Carol) Gosnell of Florida and Margaret Fehrenbacher of Olney; brother-in-law
Larry (Patricia) Galloway of Cisne.
Her parents, husband Lloyd, son David William Galloway and siblings Wayne
Gosnell and Shirley Gosnell preceded her in death.
Memorial gifts in honor of Helen may be made to the Honey Cemetery Care Fund.
Online condolences may be offered at www.crainfuneral.com