BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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ALBERT GALES, JR., 79, of
Memphis, passed away January 4, 2008 at Memphis Veterans Medical Center.
He was a retired Master Barber and Instructor. He was also a veteran of
the United States Army and served with the 101st Airborne in Korea. A
graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, he continued his education
at Moler Barber College. He is survived by his daughter, Yolonda Gales
Williams; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister,
Lucille Gales Coffee; one brother, Samuel C. (Moline) Gales; one
sister-in-law, Geraldine Walthal; and two brothers-in-law, Jackson
(Joyce) White of Memphis and Verrie McCole of St. Louis. Albert was
preceded in death by his loving wife of 44 years, Lucille Gales; his
son, Martron Gales; his parents, Albert and Armenthry Gales; and his
brother, Oliver B. Gales, Sr. Visitation will be held on Friday, January
11, from 5-8 p.m. at M. J. Edwards Funeral Home on Airways. Funeral
Services will commence at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Greater New Salem
Baptist Church (Miss. Blvd). Interment on Monday at 11 a.m. in West
Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.
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