Oliver Kersey “O.K.” Galloway
Oliver Kersey “O.K.” Galloway Birth 22 Sep 1893 Indiana Death 7 Mar 1980 Crawfordsville,
Montgomery, Indiana BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
son of John Albert Galloway and India (Indiana) Catherine Ward
O.K. Galloway and Sons of Crawfordsville; O.K. Galloway operated the Dodge and
American Motors car dealership on the corner of Market and Water Street in
Crawfordsville for over 50 years.
Journal and Courier - 9 Mar 1980 - Page 16
Retired Crawfordsville auto dealership owner
Crawfordsville - Retired owner of O. K. Galloway & Sons Car Sales, Oliver Kersey
"O. K." Galloway, 86 died at 2:15 p.m. Friday in Culver Hospital.
He resided at 1301 W. Main St. Crawfordsville.
Mr. Galloway was born in stone Bluff and worked as a mechanic there until 1930 when
he moved to the area and started a Dodge dealership in 1979 after nearly 49 years
of business.
In 1915 he was married in Newtown to Mary Louise Gebhart, who survives.
He was a member of Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church and Rotary Club,
Surviving with the widow are a son William Donald Galloway of Crawfordsville; and one
daughter Mary F. Riggs of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
O.K. Galloway
O.K. Galloway Crawfordsville, Ind. Services for O.K. Galloway, 86, Crawfordsville, will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hunt a and Son Funeral Home here, where friends may call after
3 p.m. Monday.
He died Friday in Culver Hospital here.
He owned O.K. Galloway and Son Dodge dealership here from 1930 to 1979.
Survivors his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Galloway; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Frances Riggs, and one
son, Donald Galloway. - Indianapolis Star Mar 9, 1980<
married 2 Aug 1915 Newtown, Fountain, Indiana Mary Louise Gebhart BIRTH 1 Aug 1896 Indiana DEATH 8 Jan 1981
BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana Crawfordsville, Montgomery,
Indiana daughter of William Douglas Gebhart and Mary Eleanor Van Der Volgen
Children:
William Donald Galloway
Mary Francis Galloway