Born: 1927 Passed Away: 2023
Jean Harvill Gallagher, daughter of Thomas Haynes Harvill, Sr. and Mary Blanche Moore, was born in Tampa, Florida, 1927.
She was a student at Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee, Florida in 1945-46. In 1957-58 she took accounting at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.
She married Milton Gallagher on September 1, 1946 at Seminole Heights Baptist Church.
Jean was employed at Kansas Contractors Supply (1958) as a bookkeeper in Topeka, Kansas. The family moved to Tampa in December of 1958. Jean was a bookkeeper for O.H. Carter Insurance Agency and then worked for Woodward-Crowder Insurance Agency. She was an accounts payable clerk for the Hillsborough County Schools and then became an auditor of the bookkeepers.
Jean retired from Hillsborough County Schools in 1978.
After retiring, she and Milton enjoyed traveling both in the United States and abroad. Beech Mountain, North Carolina and Daytona Beach were annual vacation spots.
Jean and Milton moved into John Knox Village in 2006.
One of her greatest accomplishments was researching for nine years her father’s genealogy and two years of having it published. The Harvill Family started in France then moved on to England, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. She was so proud of her book and our family celebrated her JOURNEY!
Jean’s Family:
Daughters:
Bonnie Behnke and Debbie Rosete
Grandchildren:
April McElroy (Chris McElroy), Shannon Behnke, Alison Wynn (Charlie Wynn)
Great Grandchildren:
Justin and Ryleigh McElroy, Seth, Gavin, and Ella Wynn
Saturday February 11, 2023
Visitation 10-11am
Service 11am
Blount and Curry Funeral Home at Garden of Memories
4207 East Lake Ave Tampa FL 33610
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jean Gallagher’s name to Harvest Baptist Fellowship at 5902 North Himes, Tampa, Fl. 33614
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