John Lacy Gallagher

John Lacy Gallagher, III, 20 of Sims passed away Friday, October 11, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. 

 The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.

 John is survived by his parents, John and Georgia Gallagher; sister, Emily Gallagher; grandmothers, Selma Carter of LaGrange North Carolina, Emma Gallagher of Amsterdam, Ohio and Ruby Stallsmith of Alliance, Ohio; aunts, Fay Tripp of Dunn, Tammie Dupree of Snow Hill, Jennifer Roknich and Lori Gramlick both of Alliance, Ohio; uncles, Wayne Herring of LaGrange, and Scott Gallagher and Anthony Stallsmith both of Alliance, Ohio; his girlfriend, Trinity Cochran of Linden, and his best friends, Clayton VanderArk of Cheraw, South Carolina, and Daniel Rosenthal of Wilson.

 He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, George Carter and John Gallagher, Sr.

In lieu of flowers, the family is starting a charitable foundation in John's honor.  John had a heart for children and teens struggling with domestic and mental health crisis.  Initial donations can be made to PayPal.me/Johnshonorfund.  For further inquiries contact the family.

 Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.