Mae Huntley Galyean
June 29, 1930 ~ May 4, 2006
Resided in:
Fairview, NC
Fairview ~ Mae Huntley Galyean, 75, born June 29, 1930 and died on May 4, 2006.
Mae Galyean passed from this world on Thursday afternoon with her family at her bedside at Universal Health Care in Fletcher after an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late William E. and Minnie Mae Early Huntley both formerly of Fairview,
Mrs. Galyean was a 1946 graduate of Fairview High School and a life long resident of Fairview, Mrs. Galyean worked at Woolworths and Sears Roebuck Department Stores in downtown Asheville before joining her husband in opening W. Galyean Jeweler on Wall Street in the spring of 1963. They have continued to operate the business together since then.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, William D. Galyean; son, Tim Galyean; grandchildren, Jon Henri, of Hendersonville and Jessica Dotson and her husband Jonathan, and their son, Jacob who was Mrs. Galyean’s only great-grandchild. Another is on the way, expected sometime in August and it is reported that her middle name will be Mae, she is also survived by a sister.
A memorial service will be held 4:00 P.M. Sunday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road with the Rev. Dr. Rob Blackburn and Rev. Christen Matlick officiating.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service.
Mae will be missed by her family and friends including the staff of Universal which, over the past year have become like part of the family. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to them.
Memorials may be made to Universal Healthcare, 86 Old Airport Road, Fletcher, NC.
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In Memory Of Mae
A Time Will Come,
When We All Must Face
The Loss of a Parent,
A Friend or a Mate.
It’s a Burning Pain, A Fire Deep Withen,
You’ll Get to a Point,
You Think It Won’t End.
Years Pass, The Pain Starts To Heal
The Love That You Gave Us,
We’ll Always Feel
You’ll Forever Be Loved,
You’ll Always be Missed
The Tears we’ve Cried,
That One Last Kiss
You Filled Our Lives With Joy and Love
Now You Look Down Upon Us
From Heaven Above
dear galyean family~
i was saddened when i saw the passing of your wife, mother grandmother & great-grandmother. as a child my mother & grandmother did business with you while on wall street. i always looked forward to ‘going to town’ and going in the galyeans jewelry store, jcpenney & the beauty shop on wall street. those were the days! ms galyean was such a sweet person and i’m sure will be missed by her family. may God be with you during this difficult time.
karen doan 🙂
(daughter of homer & gwen shipman and grand daughter of harry & helen mcminn….helen was a former employee of carpenter matthews and jcpenney)
Dear Galyean Family~
What a blessing to have known Ms. Galyean. Always a wonderful smile and a kind word. I share your sorrow, but am immediately reminded what a beautiful diamond in this universe she still remains.
Please accept our sincere condolences in the passing of your wife and mother..She was just a warm and loving lady who will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
God Bless all of you and keep you in His Hands..
the Linn family & Brenda
Bill,
I will be thinking of you and your family during this tough time. Mom and I will be there on Sunday. Please call if I can be of any help. We will talk next week.
My deepest sympathy goes out to your family in the loss of Mae, she was a wonderful, caring person. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Mae was a dear friend and a beautiful kind woman. She was always full of grace and had a quiet calm composure that eminated from her. She loved children and animals and took great care of both. Bill and Mae were soul mates and had that special relationship that very few people experience in a lifetime. She will be missed by so many people and she was dearly loved.
our sincere condolences
With love and my deepest sympathies.
Mrs. Galyean,
We had a connection that not many share. Your devotion, dedication, and kindness were atributes I learned to appreciate. Your inner strength was an inspiration, and I feel especially proud to have known you.
Love,
Holly
Dear Bill,
Our Sarah let us know about Mae. Seems like yesterday we were neighbors. Your kindnesses to us bring such warm memories. Our deepest sympathy to you and Tim.
Grace and Peace,
Jack and Pat Sherwood
911 N. Swope Avenue
Colorado Spgs, CO 80909
Dear Bill:
Judy and I extend our deepest sympathy to you and your family. There is no pain now and that is a blessing. I can relate to that, having lost my Dad recently. Please let me know if I may do anything for you at anytime.
Gerry Huntley
I am Daisy Wilson Davis’ daughter, Hazel. I am very sorry for your loss. You all will be in our prayers.
To the Galyean Family:
I would like you all to know that I am praying for you all as well as many others at Universal. We miss Lizzie very much, but now she is in a much better, more beautiful place. I can just see her beautiful face in heaven looking at us and saying ‘I love you’ as she always did. Lizzie was a beautiful person inside and out, she taught me many important lessons in life both as a nurse and as a friend. I will never forget her smiling face.
Pearl worked with Mae at Sears and we have been privileged to know her for many years please feel our prayers for the family
To my friend Tim,
My deepest condolences to you and your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of sorrow.
Bill, so sorry for your loss. May the peace of Christ be in the hearts of you and all your family at this difficult time.
Dear Bill,
My deepest sympathy to you and your Family. I will never forget all the wonderful times my Mother, Father and I had with you and Mae. Mae always had such a beautiful smile and was always so kind and considerate to all the people she came in contact with. Whenever I visited your store, Mae was so kind to me and would go out of her way to assist me.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Family. Please know that if there is anything you need, I am there for you.
Marie Lombardo Wright
Dear Tim…You never know when God will call you home only that when he calls it is only for the better for that person…remember to count on those closest to you and they will see you through this.
Your father and my mother Essie Huntley Reed were brother and sister. We saw you last in Biltmore and you met my wife then. She and I have such caring loving memories of Mae. A lady of kindness.
Arnold Clinton Huntley Reed