Rev. Ralph Edmond Galyon^[1]

1924 - 2010  (86 years)

• Name	Ralph Edmond Galyon
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	27 Mar 1924	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 17, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	13 Sep 2010	Ben Atchley State Veterans Home, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	17 Sep 2010	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I28828	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Anderson Mack Galyon,   b. 14 Jan 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jun 1961  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hattie Mae Thomas,   b. 8 Oct 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1988, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F113699	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Elizabeth Clabo,   b. 7 Dec 1925, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 2016  (Age 90 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1946	Blount County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Judy Kay Galyon,   b. 1948  (Age 76 years)   2. Ralph Edward Galyon, Jr. + 3. Mark Anthony Galyon,   b. 1959  (Age 65 years)   4. John Glen Galyon,   b. 1962  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F10682	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Mar 1924 - Tennessee Married - 19 Jan 1946 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - 13 Sep 2010 - Ben Atchley State Veterans Home, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Sep 2010 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 267, 273.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 23 May 2009. Mack Gaylon, Jr. obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ralph Galyan Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 17, Knox, Tennessee, United States District: 0096 Gender: Male Age: 6 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1924 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 10A Household ID: 181 Line Number: 33 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2260 GS Film number: 2341994 Digital Folder Number: 004548174 Image Number: 00595 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Mack Galyan M 38 Tennessee Wife Hattie Galyan F 37 Tennessee Son Gray Galyan M 17 Tennessee Daughter Mildred Galyan F 15 Tennessee Son John Galyan M 13 Tennessee Son Auther Galyan M 10 Tennessee Son Ralph Galyan M 6 Tennessee Daughter Lucy Lee Galyan F 0 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 13 Sep 2010. Born: March 27, 1924 Died: September 13, 2010 Services: The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2010 at East Maryville Baptist Church with Funeral Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at the church with Rev. Keith Johnson and Rev. David Webster officiating. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2010 at East Maryville Baptist Church with Funeral Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at the church with Rev. Keith Johnson and Rev. David Webster officiating. Rev. Ralph Edmond Galyon, Sr. age 86 of Alcoa passed away on Monday, September 13, 2010 at Ben Atchley Veterans Home after suffering from Alzheimer’s for a number of years. He was a member of East Maryville Baptist Church after he retired from being a pastor for 50 years in Kentucky and Tennessee. He graduated from Carson Newman College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and from Southern Baptist Seminary with a Master of Divinity Degree. He was a surviving POW from World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mack A. Galyon and Hattie Mae Thomas Galyon; brothers and sisters-in-law, Troy and Juanita Galyon, Arthur and Margaret Galyon, Johnie and Nell Galyon; brother, Mack A. Galyon, Jr.; sister and brother-in-law, Mildred and Jack Key; brother-in-law, Adrian Jett. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marjorie Clabo Galyon, who assisted him throughout his ministry, as well as his daughter, Judy Underwood and her husband Lowrey of Cleveland; son, Ralph (Eddie) Galyon, Jr. and his wife Kim of Powell; sons, Mark A. Galyon and his wife Norma (Jody) of Alcoa, John G. Galyon of Alcoa; grandchildren, Jeff Underwood and wife Amy, Greg Underwood and wife Kara, Drew Galyon, Matthew Galyon and wife Sarah, Jessica McQuade and husband Steven, Justin Galyon, Ryan Galyon, Cameron Galyon, Wesley Galyon, and Braden Galyon; great grandchildren, Gracie and Chance Underwood; sisters, Lucie Jett, Faye Alleman and husband Don; sister-in-law, Dorothy Galyon; and many extended family members and friends. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2010 at East Maryville Baptist Church with Funeral Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at the church with Rev. Keith Johnson and Rev. David Webster officiating. Family and friends will assemble at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 17, 2010 at Highland South Cemetery for the Interment. Pallbearers will be: Lowrey, Jeff, and Greg Underwood, Drew, Matthew, Justin, Ryan, and Braden Galyon. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Cameron and Wesley Galyon, Don Alleman, Howard Clabough and Steven McQuade. Memorial donations may be made to East Maryville Baptist Church Building Fund, 1150 Brown School Road, Maryville, Tennessee, 97804. The Galyon’s would like to thank all our friends and family for all your prayers during his ministry and later years of illness. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000. Memorials: Memorial donations may be made to East Maryville Baptist Church Building Fund, 1150 Brown School Road, Maryville, Tennessee, 97804. Cemetery: Highland South Memorial Park Location: Smith Mortuary Church: East Maryville Baptist Church