Earl H. Gannaway, 65, of Galesburg, died at 5:24 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected.
He was born February 27, 1943, in Parsons, to Earl M. and Elizabeth (Villamaria) Gannaway.
He grew up in Parsons where he attended St. Patrick's Catholic Schools and graduated in 1961 from high school there. For a time, he attended IBM school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He later served in the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge from the army, he worked as a switchman, for the MKT and Union Pacific railroads, for 30 years until retirement.
He enjoyed fishing, coon hunting and gardening. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in Parsons, and a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He had also served on the Galesburg City Council.
He and Diane Anderson were married. They later divorced. He and Sherri Stiver were married March 11, 1964. They later divorced. He and Sandra McDonald were married December 4, 1990. She survives of the home.
ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS:
Three Sons - Bill Gannaway and his wife, Shelly Webb City, MO
Ben Gannaway Lawrence, KS
Gage Gannaway of the home
Six Daughters – Virginia Garcia Deatsville, AL
Stacy Maier Webb City, MO
Debbie Phillips and her husband, Mike Broken Arrow, OK
Becky Friedrichs and her husband, Pete Whitewater, WI
Susan Ledbetter and her husband, Mike Pittsburg, KS
Natalie Wolff and her husband, Mike Stroud, OK
Fourteen Grandchildren
Stepchildren – Randy Brown Erie, KS
Kevin Standley Erie, KS
Rhonda Brown Erie, KS
Kimberly Standley St. Paul, KS
Kelly Standley Denver, CO
Fourteen Step-Grandchildren
Six Step-Great-Grandchildren
One Sister - Patti Newkirk Oronogo, MO
Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2008, at St. Patrick's School Gymnasium in Parsons. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the parish Rosary at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the St. Patrick's School Gymnasium. The family will receive friends immediately following the Rosary.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Patrick's School Endowment Fund or St. Patrick's Church Renovation Fund. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Earl H. Gannaway, please visit our flower store.
He was born February 27, 1943, in Parsons, to Earl M. and Elizabeth (Villamaria) Gannaway.
He grew up in Parsons where he attended St. Patrick's Catholic Schools and graduated in 1961 from high school there. For a time, he attended IBM school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He later served in the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge from the army, he worked as a switchman, for the MKT and Union Pacific railroads, for 30 years until retirement.
He enjoyed fishing, coon hunting and gardening. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in Parsons, and a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He had also served on the Galesburg City Council.
He and Diane Anderson were married. They later divorced. He and Sherri Stiver were married March 11, 1964. They later divorced. He and Sandra McDonald were married December 4, 1990. She survives of the home.
ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS:
Three Sons - Bill Gannaway and his wife, Shelly Webb City, MO
Ben Gannaway Lawrence, KS
Gage Gannaway of the home
Six Daughters – Virginia Garcia Deatsville, AL
Stacy Maier Webb City, MO
Debbie Phillips and her husband, Mike Broken Arrow, OK
Becky Friedrichs and her husband, Pete Whitewater, WI
Susan Ledbetter and her husband, Mike Pittsburg, KS
Natalie Wolff and her husband, Mike Stroud, OK
Fourteen Grandchildren
Stepchildren – Randy Brown Erie, KS
Kevin Standley Erie, KS
Rhonda Brown Erie, KS
Kimberly Standley St. Paul, KS
Kelly Standley Denver, CO
Fourteen Step-Grandchildren
Six Step-Great-Grandchildren
One Sister - Patti Newkirk Oronogo, MO
Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2008, at St. Patrick's School Gymnasium in Parsons. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the parish Rosary at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the St. Patrick's School Gymnasium. The family will receive friends immediately following the Rosary.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Patrick's School Endowment Fund or St. Patrick's Church Renovation Fund. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Earl H. Gannaway, please visit our flower store.
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