1933-2020
Jere Franklin (“Frank”) Galloway, Sr. (86) died on February 19, 2020, in Hermitage, TN after a long illness. He was born on April 19, 1933, in Martin, TN to the late Dr. Coke and Elizabeth (née Edmundson) Galloway.
In 1951, he graduated from McKenzie High School and immediately enlisted in the United States Navy and would remain on active duty for the next 20 years. In 1965 Frank was one of a select group of enlisted personnel recognized for their leadership skills by being commissioned as officers from enlisted ranks during wartime. Among his assignments were multiple tours of duty aboard the aircraft carriers, USS Constellation and USS Coral Sea, where he was attached to the fighter squadron VF151 in aviation ordnance and in the heavy photographic reconnaissance division, and stints as a Naval instructor and as an ammunition inventory technical officer with ComServPAC in Hawaii. Upon military retirement in 1971, he worked in the insurance and financial industries for the next 17 years.
In 1952 he met the love of his life, Virginia Kennedy, who he married two years later in Jacksonville, Florida. They enjoyed 63 years of marriage and sharing the joys of parenting and grandparenting before her passing in 2017.
Frank was a proud Vietnam Veteran, ham radio operator, avid photographer/ videographer, talented tenor who sang in barbershop quartets and church choirs, woodworker, Presbyterian elder and a wine connoisseur. He enjoyed growing roses, grilling fabulous meals for his family and friends, and making people smile and laugh.
He was preceded in death by two infant sons, Michael Galloway and Timothy Galloway; a grandson, Alex Beatty; daughter-in-law, Stephanie McCleod Galloway; and sisters Janice Wall, Gloria (“Doty”) McCullar and Ann Ankeney. His sister Eloise Sharpe passed away in March 2020.
He is survived by his two sons, Jere F. Galloway, Jr. (Annette) of Winter Haven, FL. and David B. Galloway of Nashville, TN., and a daughter, Liz Beatty (Yarnell) of Brentwood, TN; four grandsons Christopher Galloway, Cameron Galloway, Matthias Beatty and Donovan Galloway; three granddaughters, Arabella, McKenzie and Gabrielle Galloway; and three great-grandchildren, Cali Galloway, Callen Galloway, and Novah Galloway as well as many nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at one o’clock in the afternoon on Flag Day, Monday, June 14, 2021 in Lindsley Hall of Mount Olivet Funeral Home with a Gathering of Family and Friends one hour prior to the service. Military Honors will be provided around two-thirty at Mount Olivet Cemetery following the service. The Rev. John Hilley, East Brentwood Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Those attending are asked to wear patriotic attire as a tribute to Frank’s service to our country throughout his life.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to The Barbershop Harmony Society (https://give.barbershop.org/campaign/barbershop-harmony-society/c294985).
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