Charles Lewis Gallion

Charles Lewis Gallion, 91, of Aberdeen, Maryland, passed away on August 3, 2022 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on April 18, 1931, he was the son of the late Russell E. and Marie (Wirsing) Gallion. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Mary Lou (Courtney) Gallion; beloved father to Senator Jason C. Gallion, his wife Sonya, and the best pop pop ever to his granddaughters Marie, Eliza, Helen and Clara Gallion. Lewis is also survived by his loving siblings, Earl Gallion, Betty Knight, Nolan Gallion, Sr., Joseph Gallion and Phillip Gallion. His brother Russell A.W. Gallion passed away in 2017. He also leaves many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly. Charles retired from the MD Transportation Authority in 1992 as Supervisor at Maintenance 1- JFK HWY after 35 years total service. He served in the Army from 1955-1961 with 2 years active duty, 2 years inactive duty and 2 years standby. He was a lifelong member of Smith’s Chapel U.M. Church and recently attended the Bel Air Church of the Nazarene. He was also a lifelong member of the Oddfellows Mizpah Lodge #66 in Churchville. He will always be remembered for his great smile, kindness, generosity, humility and for just being himself. A visitation will be held at Tarring Cargo Funeral Home, P.A., 333 S. Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001 on Sunday, August 7, 2022, from 6-8:00 pm. On Monday, August 8 there will be a visitation from 10-11:00 am at Smith’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 3109 Churchville Road, Churchville, MD 21028 with a funeral service officiated by Pastor Paul A Papp and Pastor Noah Tharp III immediately following at 11:00 am. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Robert Connolly, Alvin Courtney, Andrew Deckard, Joshua Deckard, David Gallion, Nolan Gallion, Jr., Russell Gallion, and Frank Steinhilber serving as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 (www.brightfocus.org/stopAD).