Harold E. Galyen July 5, 1916 - November 24, 2009 Age: 93 Seymour, Indiana

Date of Death: November 24, 2009 at 7:02 a.m.
Place of Death: Schneck Medical Center at Seymour
Date of Birth: July 5, 1916
Place of Birth: Jennings County, Indiana

Date of Funeral: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home at Westport
Officiating: Rev. Larry McIntosh
Visitation: Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Final Resting Place: Westport Cemetery

Parents: Edgar and Elizabeth (Crank) Galyen

HISTORY:

Residential: He was a former resident of Sardinia for the past 44 years. He had been a lifelong resident of Northern Jennings and Southern Decatur County.

Education: He graduated from Jackson Township High School in 1934.

Occupation: He was a lifelong farmer and had retired from Cummins Engine Company in 1979 after 15 years of service.                           

Memberships: Senior Center at North Vernon

                             Diesel Workers Union at Columbus

                             Pleasant View United Methodist Church

Hobbies: He enjoyed fishing, playing euchre, dancing, camping, Senior Center activities, gardening and he was oral historian.

Married: Martha J. Bowyer
    Place: Vernon, Indiana
      Date: February 28, 1940
           She preceded him in death on April 27, 2008.

SURVIVORS:

1 Daughter - Janice (Denny) Morrow - Seymour, Indiana

1 Son - Ronald (Diana) Galyen - Brookville, Indiana

1 Sister - Arvilla (Bob) Bozell - Columbus, Indiana

1 Brother - Orville (Frances) Galyen - Hartsville, Indiana

1 Sister-in-law - Dorothy Galyen - Greensburg, Indiana

5 Grandchildren - Doug (Margaret) Morrow - Seymour, Indiana

                                Tim Morrow - Lexington, Kentucky

                                Denise (Randy) Brewer - Seymour, Indiana

                                Matthew (Kristina) Galyen - Ona, West Virginia

                                Marty (Laura) Galyen - Brookville, Indiana

11 Great Grandchildren

Preceded in death by: Parents

                                         Wife – Martha J. Galyen

                                         1 Brother - Otto Galyen

                                            1 Great Grandson – Chance David Galyen

 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pleasant View United Methodist Church
and the Westport Volunteer Fire Department through the funeral home.

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