Floy Nell

Gale

Floy Nell (Whisenant) Gale, 85, of Colorado City, formerly of Roscoe passed away Friday, March 8, 2024 at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas. Services will be Friday, March 15, 2024 at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church in Roscoe. Interment will follow at Colorado City Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater. There will be a visitation on Thursday from 6-8 pm at the funeral home.

Floy Nell was born January 20, 1939 in Big Spring, Texas, daughter of Samuel Floy Whisenant and Lena (Walker) Whisenant. She grew up on the family farm north of Roscoe and graduated from Roscoe High School in 1957.  She married Richard L. Gale on March 3, 1989 in Colorado City, Texas and lived for many years on his family farm before Richard retired and they moved to town. She was the office manager for various doctors in Sweetwater, Roscoe, and Colorado City for many years before she finally retired.

She is survived by her brother, Alton Ray (Sonny) Whisenant and Judy of Joaquin, TX; daughter, Karri Lynne McNamara and Mike of Arlington, TX; son, Samuel Allan Waddell and Mona of Pittsburg, TX; stepson, Gary Gale and Cheryl of Colorado City, TX; granddaughter, Kimberly Waddell and children Kinzee, Kane, Hunter, Aspen, and Noah; granddaughter, Cassi Weckar and children Braxton, Beckham, and Bristol; granddaughter, Catherine Slaydon and children Liam and Noah; grandson, Brice Gale; grandson, Clint Galeand son Braydon; nieces, Teresa Rodgers, Susan Ellis, and Hope Holland; and nephew, Brooks Whisenant.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her daughter, Sherri Lorene Waddell; a stepson, Robert Bruce Gale; her sister, Dorothy (Dottie) Broughton; and her nephew, Wesley Whisenant.

Pallbearers will be Mike McNamara, Gary Gale, Brice Gale, Scott Harvey, Hunter Harvey, and Joe Don Smith.