Charles Ray Gallamore, son of the late Charles Franklin and Myrtle May Scritchfield Gallamore, was born in Shook on July 13, 1942, and died at his home in Lowndes on Sept. 17, 2006, at the age of 64.

He had lived in St. Louis for several years before moving to Dexter in 1977. He moved to Lowndes in 1986. He had been a heavy equipment operator and mechanic. He loved to fish and hunt.

Surviving are two sons, Charles R. Gallamore, Jr., of Festus and Christopher Lenn Gallamore of Greenville; two daughters, Shelia Juanita Hendricks of Barton, Ark., and Angel Shannon Ericks of Lowndes; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; five sisters, Joyce McGee of Greenville, Melba Barks of Sullivan, Verna Skaggs of Lowndes, Lela Douglas of Bloomfield, and Deanna Metz of Dexter.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter with Bro. Frankie Radford of Marble Hill officiating.

Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.