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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