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Everett Wayne Galer © Enid News and Eagle 03-18-2018 Submitted by: Glenn
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November 01, 1935 - March 15, 2018
Celebration of Life service honoring Everett Wayne Galer will be Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Central Christian Church, 1111 West Broadway, Enid, Oklahoma. The Reverend Kathy Bryant and the Reverend Don Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery near Helena. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. There will be viewing at Helena on Monday 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Then there will be a family reception at Central Christian Church on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. www.lanmanmemorials.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.
Wayne grew up in Helena working on his family's farm and at his family's hatchery. He graduated from Helena High School in 1953, then attended Okmulgee Tech and Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University). He married Frances Luscombe, also of Helena, on September 3, 1955. The couple made their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a short time where Wayne was employed by Sandia Corporation. They returned to Enid where Wayne worked for IBM as a service engineer for 35 years. During the 1980s he and his family owned and operated a local sports store, "The Cross Court Tennis and Ski Shop". After retiring from IBM he worked for Enid Public Schools, then Hennessey Public Schools in their respective technology departments.
Wayne loved the sport of tennis. He began playing in high school and he and Fran played tournaments and were active in Enid Team Tennis organizations. He also coached his son's little league sports teams. He was an avid supporter and fan of his daughters and granddaughters music recitals and theatre performances. Wayne enjoyed weekly card games of hearts with friends from his Sooner Sunday School Class at First United Methodist Church. Anyone who knew Wayne knew that his storytelling skills were legendary.
Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Madeline Galer of Helena.
He is survived by his wife, Frances of Enid; three children, daughter, Terri Galer and husband, John Vermillion of Enid, sons, Norman Galer and wife, Joyce of St. Louis and Randy Galer and wife, Rhonda of Vail; seven grandchildren, Louisa Dienst Peterson and husband, James of Santa Monica, John Mark Vermillion of Bozeman, Ethan, Sean and Brandon Galer of St. Louis, Kathryn Galer of Vail and Anna Galer of Orlando; two great grandchildren, Juliet Peterson and Aiden Vermillion.
Memorials may be made to SPCA (memo-"Old Paws"), Gaslight Theatre or Central Christian Church through the funeral home.
Frances Luscombe Galer © Enid News and Eagle 12-26-2019 Submitted by: Glenn
© Enid News and Eagle
January 22, 1938 - December 24, 2019
A Celebration of Life service honoring Frances Galer will be Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Central Christian Church, 1111 W. Broadway, Enid, Oklahoma. The Reverend Tom Stanley and the Reverend Don Johnson will officiate. There will be a short reception following the service at the Church. Burial will follow at 12:00 p.m. at Good Hope Cemetery near Helena. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. There will be a viewing at Helena on Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with family present from 4:00 to 6:00 www.lanmanmemorials.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.
Fran grew up on family farms near Helena. (Fran's nickname was "Butch" and friends and family from Helena still refer to her by that name.) She attended Green Plain, a one-room school, through 6th grade, then Helena Public Schools, graduating in 1955. She married Everett Wayne Galer of Helena, September 3, 1955. They lived briefly in Stillwater, then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oklahoma City, and finally settled in Enid.
Fran worked for Security National Bank in the 1960s. In the 1970s she went to college and received her BS of education degree from Phillips University. She continued her education later receiving a Masters in Reading and Special Education. She taught at Kremlin-Hillsdale School, and Longfellow Jr. High with Enid Public Schools. She took a break from education in the 1980s to operate her family owned business, a local sports store, "The Cross Court Tennis and Ski Shop." After closing the store in the 1990s she worked as a Special Education Teacher with Hennessey Public Schools until her retirement.
Fran loved the sport of tennis. She began playing in school, and she and Wayne played tournaments and were active in Enid Team Tennis organizations. She was an active supporter of her sons' sports activities as well as her daughter's and granddaughters' music, dance, and theatre performances. After retirement, she and Wayne worked on family genealogy research, and traveled, frequently visiting family.
Fran was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Wayne Galer of Enid and her parents, Harvey and Kathryn Luscombe of Helena.
She is survived by daughter, Terri Galer of Las Vegas, Nevada; sons, Norman Galer and wife, Joyce, of St. Louis, Missouri and Randy Galer and wife, Rhonda, of Vail, Colorado; seven grandchildren, Louisa Dienst Peterson and husband, James of Irvine, California, John Mark Vermillion of Billings, Montana, Ethan, Sean, and Brandon Galer of St. Louis, Missouri, Kathryn Galer of Vail, Colorado and Anna Galer of Orlando, Florida two great grandchildren, Juliet Peterson and Aiden Vermillion, and three sisters, Shirley Moore of Enid, JoAnn and Bill Davis of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and Rita and Roger Pjesky of Goltry.
Memorials may be made to Old Paws Rescue Ranch or Central Christian Church through the funeral home.
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