Obituary of Lois Elaine Gallagher

Lois Elaine Gallagher (65) a resident of Plummer, ID died Nov. 18, 2010 at her home at Plummer, ID She was born May 25, 1945 to William and Audrey (Baney) Furrow at Mountain Grove, Missouri. She grew up in Walla Walla, WA as a young woman, she worked as a waitress.. She married Michael Parker in 1961 at Walla Walla. They were divorced in 1971. She later lived in Salem, Mt. Angel and Woodburn, Oregon where she worked as a bartender and waitress. She married Melvin Gallagher on June 26, 1982 at Vancouver, WA. They made their home at Salem, OR where she worked for the State of Oregon Highway Dept. In 1984 she moved too Tensed, Id and later Emida, Id where she was a housewife. Lois and her husband moved to Plummer, ID in 1997 and she went to work for the Coeur d' Alene Tribal Casino as a cashier until ill health forced her to retire in 2004. She is survived by her husband Melvin at the family home in Plummer. Her sons Michael and Jeffrey Parker both of Spokane, WA. Her daughter and son-in-law Trina and Tom Fuller of Emida, ID. Also surviving are her brother Dan Furrow and his wife Karen of Walla Walla, WA and sisters Sharon Hutsell of Mt. Grove, Missouri, Kathy Bice and husband Dave Janson of Plummer, ID and Molly Kinchloe and husband Charlie Warren of Fernwood, ID Also surviving are 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother Dave Furrow in October of this year. Funeral Sevices.. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at Hodge Funeal Home , St. Maries, ID with Rev. Parker McNeill officiating. A gathering of family and friends will follow at the Emida Café. Visit her online memorial and sign her guestbook at www.hodgefuneralhome.com Read Lois Gallagher's Obituary and Guestbook on www.hodgefuneralhome.com.