Vernon Hadley Galloway

Vernon Hadley Galloway, son of William Sherman Tecumseh and Ursula Bell Dyer Galloway, was born March 23, 1909, near Buckner, Missouri. He departed this life Tuesday, March 1, 2005, in Windsor Estates, in Camdenton, Missouri, at the age of ninety-five years, eleven months, and eight days.
A visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the chapel. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ernest, Chester, and Woodson Galloway; and a sister, Mamie Hayes.
In 1936, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Audrey Warnick and to this union one daughter and two sons were born. Audrey passed away after sharing fifty-eight years with Vernon. Vernon is survived by a daughter, LaVerna "Dee� Galloway, of Shawnee, Kansas; two sons, Terry Galloway, and his wife, Annie, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Rick Galloway, and his wife, Brenda, of Riverside, California; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was raised in the Kansas City area, and worked in a steel mill during World War II. He and Audrey made their home in the Independence area, and lovingly raised their family. For several years he owned and operated a photography business, Galloway Studio, in Independence, Missouri. During these years, he did freelance photography for the Kansas City Star, and photographed Harry S. Truman many times. He later retired from the Allis-Chalmers Company. In 1985, he moved to the Lake of the Ozarks area and made his home.
On October 2, 1993, he married Estelle Smith, and together they shared the last eleven years. Vernon is survived by his wife, Estelle, of the home; and his extended family Jean and Jim Leary, Connie and Rol Galyean, Roger and Teresa Smith, and Jennie and Arlis Neeley, fourteen grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
Vernon attended Linn Creek Baptist Church.


He was a member of the Masonic Lodge # 76, and the Lion�s Club in Independence, and belonged to the steel workers union. Since moving to the Lake, he was an active member of the Camdenton Senior Citizens Center.
Vernon was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments, and will treasure the memories he created for his family and friends. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.speakschapel.com. (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel)