Individual Details
Evelyn Cotton
(16 Jun 1917 - 13 Nov 2014)
EVELYN POWELL GALLOWAY Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Powell Galloway, 97, of Opelika, will be Monday, November 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, with the Reverends Billy Harris and Mike King officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Rosemere Cemetery. Mrs. Galloway was born in Elmore County, Kent, Alabama, on June 16, 1917. She has been a resident of Opelika for 57 years. She retired from Gayfer's Department Store after 18 years of service. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Opelika, and the Eunice Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Tulip Garden Club, and the Museum of East Alabama. Mrs. Galloway was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, William Wilson Galloway. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Powell Murphey (Larry), of Opelika; two grand- children, Larry Scott Murphey of Birmingham, and Melanie Murphey Fuller (Wade) of Montgomery; seven great grand- children, Austin Murphey, Jessica Murphey, Sawyer Murphey, Zach Fuller, Charlie Fuller, Colton Fuller and Kyle Fuller. Family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers that any memorial be sent to the Oncology Dept. of EAMC, First Baptist Church of Opelika Building Program, or your favorite charity. Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home is directing.
Parents:
William Rufus Cotton 1859–1933
Minnie Clark Hickman Cotton 1879–1945
Parents:
William Rufus Cotton 1859–1933
Minnie Clark Hickman Cotton 1879–1945
Events
Birth | 16 Jun 1917 | Kent, Elmore County, Alabama | |||
Marriage | 3 Jun 1967 | Alabama - William Wilson Galloway | |||
Death | 13 Nov 2014 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | |||
Burial | Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama |
Families
Spouse | William Wilson Galloway (1913 - 1995) |
Notes
Marriage
William Wilson GallowayEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Jun 1967
Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Birth Year (Estimated): 1914
Father's Name: Will Vester Galloway
Mother's Name: Jimmy Wilson
Spouse's Name: Evelyn C Powell
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 49
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Spouse's Father's Name: William Rufus Cotton
Spouse's Mother's Name: Minnie Clark Hickman
Endnotes
1. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1H-59YY.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 123965136.