Mrs. Gallagher was a homemaker and a member of The Church of God. She loved cooking, baking, gardening, and driving her car. She most enjoyed being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Daughter of the late Otto Harold Hawk and the late Frankie Pauline Parrish Hawk. She is also predeceased by her late husband, Major Joseph H. Gallagher USAF; and one late sister, Juanita Dorton.

She is survived by one son, John F. (Julia) Keegan of FL; one daughter, Norita K. (William) Park of Waldorf, MD; and five grandchildren, Jessica and Janelle Keegan, Sharon Park, Kathleen Crowder, and William A. Park, III. Also survived by five great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Gallagher's visitation will be on Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 2- 4PM with Funeral Service at 4PM at Raymond Funeral Chapel, 5635 Washington Avenue, La Plata, MD 20646. Clergy will be Rev. Anita Eastlack. Her internment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements provided by Raymond Funeral Service.