Marlene L. (Gallman) Gregg, age 90 of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2024 at her home.
She was born on November 19, 1933 in Bellingham, WA to the late Waldermer “Curly” and Ethel Whitney Gallman.
She was a graduate of Mt. Baker High School in Denning, WA. After graduation, she began working for the telephone company and met her future husband, Thurman Gregg at a dance hall while he was stationed at Oak Harbor as a part of the United States Navy. They married in 1955 in Mt. Vernon, WA and later moved to Tennessee.
Thurman went to MTSU and Marlene worked for the phone company in Nashville and they later moved to Springfield, arriving in a 1949 automobile that never started again. Marlene then opened the Sewing Basket with the help of her father-in-law, Jim, which she ran for 35 years.
Early on, Marlene, who did not want to be a golf widow, was taught by Thurman and they went as a family to play golf. She was a believer and a longtime member of Springfield Baptist Church, where she taught 2nd grade and participated in Vacation bible School and Senior Adult Choir.
Preceding her in death are her husband, Thurman, who passed away in November of 2023; her parents; her son and daughter-in-law, Steven J. and Rita F. Gregg; and brother, Merle Gallman.
Surviving her are her granddaughters, Keri Ann Gregg of Springfield and Kristen Gregg of Virginia; great-granddaughters, Nona and June; nieces, Martha Bray, Margaret Gallman, and Marlene Gallman Thurston; and sisters-in-law, Marion Gallman, Wanda Gregg, and Patti Gregg.
A Celebration of life will be held Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Oakhurst Chapel of Robertson County Funeral Home with Dr. David Evans officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 11 AM until the hour of service.
Robertson County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. https://www.robertsoncountyfuneralhome.com
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