YVONNE LAVELLE KRIBBS GALLAGHER, 74, of
Calallen community, Corpus Christi, passed away
on Oct. 15, 1997 at her home following a year
long bout with cancer, with burial in Holy Cross
Cemetery, Corpus Christi.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother and retired employee
of the Nueces County Tax Office. She was the youngest
daughter of Frank P. (Pop) and Emma Cruse Kribbs, and
was born in Strawn, TX, on March 5, 1923. She was a
1939 graduate of Ranger High School at Ranger, TX.
She moved to Corpus Christi in 1947 when she married
Owen Oliver Gallagher.
Mrs. Gallagher was preceded in death by her beloved
husband of 23 years, Owen Gallagher, in 1970; and a
daughter, Rebecca, at birth in 1959. She is also
preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Emma
Kribbs; her sisters, Waldine Kribbs, Bernadine (James)
Blue, Geraldine (William) McPheeters; and a brother,
Frank P. Kribbs, Jr.
She was a parishioner of St. Peter Prince of the
Apostles Catholic Church in Annaville.
She is survived by five sons and daughters-in-law,
Michael and Linda Gallagher of Agua Dulce, Peter and
Patsy Gallagher of Corpus Christi, Timothy and Dinah
Gallagher of Refugio, Patrick Gallagher of Corpus
Christi, and Mark Gallagher of Corpus Christi; one
daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Wesley Hardin
of Papalote; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene
and Mildred (Toots) Kribbs of Breckenridge and Merle
(Buster) and Sue Kribbs of Dublin; twelve grandchildren:
Owen (Kim) Gallagher, Jason (Cheryl) Gallagher, Matthew
Gallagher, Erin Gallagher, Luke Gallagher, Bridget
Gallagher, Kimberly Gallagher, Kallie Gallagher, Luke
Hardin, Holly Hardin, Hannah Hardin and Clint Gallagher;
two great-grandsons: Garret and Galen Gallagher; three
great-granddaughters: Heidi, Taylor and Karen Gallagher.
MEMORIES OF MY MOTHER
Momma loved music and art. She had always looked forward
to her retirement so she could paint more. She greatly
enjoyed attending musical or dance or theatrical perform-
ances.
She loved to reminisce about Ranger and her family and
friends. It was always a treat for us (as children or
adults) to make the trip up to Ranger in her company
and get to see Pop and the aunts and uncles and cousins
and friends.
I was often “drafted” to fill a table for Momma and her
brothers/sisters/in-laws hours-long sessions of Forty-Two
(dominoes). While I was a very weak player, it was a so
much better alternative to their having to cease playing.
She did get to attend a couple of the Ranger High reunions,
and they always revitalized her. She and we (her children)
are the sum of her life’s experiences. My warmest regards
and best wishes to all who had the opportunity to know her.
Peter O. Gallagher
Children of Franklin Phillip Kribbs (1881-1971) and Sarah
Emmaline Cruse Kribbs (1884-1944): Waldine Kribbs, Geraldine
Kribbs McPheeters, Bernadine Kribbs Blue (RHS-1928),Franklin
Phillip (Phil) Kribbs Jr. (RHS-1938), Eugene "Gene" Edd
Kribbs (RHS-1936, Breckenridge HS-1938), Yvonne Kribbs
Gallagher (RHS-1939) and Merle Wilson "Buster" Kribbs (RHS-
1943). Also: Louise Newman Kribbs (RHS 1938), wife of Phil
Kribbs and Mildred Mitchell Kribbs (RHS-1937), wife of Gene
Kribbs.