MEMORIAM
In
Memory of Morris "Mo" Galloway
January 2, 1943 - February 18, 2015Morris Dale Galloway, 72,
of Granbury,Texas, left this life for eternal life through Jesus Christ
on February 18, 2015.
Memorial services will be at Rhoton Funeral Home Thursday, March 5, 2015
at 12:00 p.m. Officiating will be Chaplain Bert Alexander with the
Farmers Branch Fire Department. Inurnment at DFW National Cemetery in
Dallas, Texas.
Morris was born January 2, 1943, in Mission, Texas, the son of Orgie
"Blackie" Galloway and Thelma Bobbitt Galloway. He was preceded in death
by two sisters, Ruby and Maxine, and a brother, Darrell.
Morris graduated from Carrollton High School in 1961. He enjoyed playing
baseball and football while attending CHS. In 1961 he signed with the
Chicago Cubs baseball team and played in their leagues until 1963,
playing in Arizona and Tennessee as a catcher. He was a veteran of the
United States Air Force, stationed in Maine from 1963-1967. In September
of 1967 he became a Fireman for Farmers Branch. He retired from the
Farmers Branch Fire Department in 1998. He enjoyed the remainder of his
life in De Cordova, Granbury, Texas, on a beautiful golf course and was
an avid golfer, and loved by many.
Morris is survived by a daughter, Stefanie Cox; two grandsons, Nathan
Cox and Jonathan Cox; his close friend, Linda Godley Marroquin; and his
beloved Flip.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to De Cordova Volunteer Fire
Department at DCBE/Acton Volunteer Fire Department, 6430 Smoky Hill
Court, Suite 100, Granbury, Texas 76049, (817) 326-2659, |
Rhoton Funeral Home
Submitted by John Grady
In Memory of Morris "Mo" Galloway
January 2, 1943 - February 18, 2015
Morris Dale Galloway, 72, of Granbury,Texas, left this life for eternal life
through Jesus Christ on February 18, 2015.
Memorial services will be at Rhoton Funeral Home Thursday, March 5, 2015 at
12:00 p.m. Officiating will be Chaplain Bert Alexander with the Farmers Branch
Fire Department. Inurnment at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
Morris was born January 2, 1943, in Mission, Texas, the son of Orgie "Blackie"
Galloway and Thelma Bobbitt Galloway. He was preceded in death by two sisters,
Ruby and Maxine, and a brother, Darrell.
Morris graduated from Carrollton High School in 1961. He enjoyed playing
baseball and football while attending CHS. In 1961 he signed with the Chicago
Cubs baseball team and played in their leagues until 1963, playing in Arizona
and Tennessee as a catcher. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force,
stationed in Maine from 1963-1967. In September of 1967 he became a Fireman for
Farmers Branch. He retired from the Farmers Branch Fire Department in 1998. He
enjoyed the remainder of his life in De Cordova, Granbury, Texas, on a beautiful
golf course and was an avid golfer, and loved by many.
Morris is survived by a daughter, Stefanie Cox; two grandsons, Nathan Cox and
Jonathan Cox; his close friend, Linda Godley Marroquin; and his beloved Flip.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to De Cordova Volunteer Fire
Department at DCBE/Acton Volunteer Fire Department, 6430 Smoky Hill Court, Suite
100, Granbury, Texas 76049, (817) 326-2659, |