Individual Details

Mary Lee Hill

(6 Nov 1921 - 21 Dec 2013)

Mary Lee Hill Galloway, 92, died at Crestwood Hospital in Huntsville on Saturday, December 21. A longtime resident of Huntsville, Mary Lee was born on November 6, 1921, in Hartsfield, Georgia, to Gussie Kelly Hill and Joseph Brewer Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister Frances Hill Puckett, and her husband James Coleman Galloway. Before moving to Huntsville in 1961, Mary Lee and Coleman lived in Anniston, Enterprise, and Selma, where Coleman managed the State Employment Service. In Huntsville, Mary Lee worked for the Huntsville Board of Education. Mary Lee was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Huntsville and enjoyed singing in the choirs. In later years she has enjoyed living at Brookdale in Jones Valley. Survivors include two sons: James Coleman Galloway Jr. (Regina) of North East, Maryland, and Joseph Wilson Galloway (Sandey) of Huntsville; three grandchildren: Elizabeth Galloway Agee (Andy), of Huntsville, James Coleman Galloway III (Heather) of Elkton, Maryland, and John Barton Galloway (Sarah Jane) of Louisville, Kentucky.; six great-grandchildren: Nicholaus, Nathan, and Nevan of Elkton, Maryland, and Caitlyn, Abby Grace, and Victoria of Huntsville. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday at Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika.
Published in The Huntsville Times on Dec. 23, 2013

Events

Birth6 Nov 1921Hartsfield, Colquitt County, Georgia
Marriage16 Oct 1941Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - James Coleman Galloway Sr.
Marriage18 Oct 1941Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - James Coleman Galloway Sr.
Marriage3 Mar 1979Alabama - Charles William Pogue
Death21 Dec 2013Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
Obituary22 Dec 2013Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
BurialRosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama

Families

SpouseJames Coleman Galloway Sr. (1918 - 1976)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
SpouseCharles William Pogue (1926 - 1990)

Notes

Marriage

James Coleman Galloway
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Oct 1941
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Father's Name: Will Vester Galloway
Mother's Name: Jimmie Wilson
Spouse's Name: Mary Lee Hill
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Brewer Hill
Spouse's Mother's Name: Gussie Lee Kelley

Marriage

James Coleman Galloway
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Oct 1941
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Lee Hill
Spouse's Gender: Female

Marriage

Charles William Pogue
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Mar 1979
Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Birth Year (Estimated): 1927
Father's Name: Jessie Lee Pogue
Mother's Name: Edna Mae Ivey
Spouse's Name: Mary Lee Galloway
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 57
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Brewer Hill
Spouse's Mother's Name: Gussie Lee Kelly

Death

Crestwood Hospital, Madison, Alabama, United States

Obituary

Deceased Name: Mary Lee Hill Galloway
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 22 Dec 2013
Event Place: Alabama, United States
Residence Place: Huntsville
Residence Date: 21 Dec 2013
Gender: Female
Age: 92
Birth Date: 06 Nov 1921
Birthplace: Hartsfield, Georgia
Death Date: 21 Dec 2013
Death Place: Crestwood Hospital
Newspaper: Opelika-Auburn News
Spouse and Children
James Coleman Galloway Husband Male
James Coleman Galloway Jr Son Male
Joseph Wilson Galloway Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Gussie Kelly Hill Mother Female
Joseph Brewer Hill Father Male
Frances Hill Puckett Sister Female
Extended Family
Sandey Galloway Daughter-In-Law Female
Regina Daughter-In-Law Female

Endnotes

1. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-M89H.

2. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-M8SY.

3. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1W-DT2M.

4. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRQ-RQTX.

5. Find a Grave Memorial 122093618.