Mildred Maxine Gallaway

Mildred Maxine (Parrett) Gallaway was born August 25, 1919 in West Plains, Missouri to Austin and Ida (Wisdom) Parrett. She passed from this life and went to be with the Lord October 19, 2020, in Meeker, Oklahoma, at the age of 101 years. When Mildred was four years old, her family moved from West Plains to Meeker, Oklahoma. The trip took many days with the family traveling by covered wagon and Model T. The journey left a lasting impression on her and launched her love of traveling and adventure. Mildred graduated from Meeker High School in 1935. She married Jesse Gallaway in Shawnee, Oklahoma on February 22, 1936. Mildred and Jesse were together for 58 years before his passing in January of 1994. They raised three children on the family farm west of Meeker where Mildred resided for over 80 years of her life. Mildred loved to travel and never passed up an opportunity to hop in a car, train, airplane, or cruise ship for a vacation. She enjoyed visiting family and was blessed to have relatives all over the country who were happy to offer her lodging anytime she came to their town. She had a quick wit and everyone who knew her talked about how fun she was to be around. Mildred liked flowers and gardening and she was an excellent cook. A few of her specialties were fried chicken, meatloaf, cream pie with whipped topping, and chocolate sheet cake. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, her husband Jesse, and her sons Boyd and Dean Earl. She is survived by her daughter Margaret Louise Kennedy and her husband, Dale of Meeker; daughters-in-law, Ella Mae Gallaway (Boyd) of Tecumseh, and Ruthie Gallaway (Dean Earl) of Meeker; grandchildren, Sharon Ragsdale, Bobby Gallaway, Tommy Gallaway, Joella Sievert, James Gallaway, Kevin Gallaway, Leslie Yocham, Laurie Christian, Kimberly Young, Trina Channel, and many great and great-great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other extended family members and friends.