Rhonda Louise Gallion, 97, passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014.
She was born Sept. 14, 1917, in Flat River, daughter of Jesse T. and Almeda Mae Young Boyd. She and William Eli Gallion were married Nov. 26, 1939, in Elvins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William; an infant daughter; a sister, Elise Turnbull; and a brother, Jesse T. Boyd, Jr.
She lived many years in St. Charles, where she was active in First Baptist Church and helped to charter Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Orchard Farm Baptist Church, Harvester Baptist Church and Cave Springs Baptist Church. When she and her husband, William, moved to Edgar Springs in 1969, she became active at Edgar Springs Baptist Church.
She was mission minded and active in the Women’s Missionary Union. Her favorite bible passages were Romans 12 and II Timothy 2:15.
She baked and decorated cakes for many birthdays, anniversaries and weddings. She taught cake decorating at local high schools.
During nurses training and while living in Utah during the war, she served as a private duty nurse. She was active all during her children’s school years, serving as PTA president, homeroom mother, coordinating many activities and fundraisers for the school. She participated in the Relay for Life Walk for Texas County for many years.
Services were Monday, Dec. 29, at First Baptist Church in Edgar Springs with the Rev. Dawna Watkins, the Rev. Vincent Payne, Sr. and the Rev. Aaron Watkins officiating. Burial was in Edgar Springs Cemetery under direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs. Online condolences may be at www.foxfh.net.
