Luther was the second child of JW Gailey. He was born August 14, 1884 in Eastland County, Texas. He died on March 5, 1951 in Strawn, Texas.
Luther Elmer Gailey and Octie Pearl Guest were married in 1912. They had three children: Audie Laveda Gailey,
William Elmer Gailey, and Dovie Guest Gailey. Audie married Marion Harris and had one child: Alton Harris. Elmer married
Theresa "Tina" Howell and had three children: Michael, Shirley, and John. Dovie married James Revis Hunt and the two had one
son, Jimmy. Audie died in 1937, Elmer passed away on April 29, 1998, and Dovie passed away on April 29, 2009. Photos on this page are
courtesy of the Dovie Gailey Hunt, Elmer Gailey, and Chrystal Falls collections.
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Luther Elmer Gailey - ca 1909
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Luther Gailey and Octie Pearl Guest Wedding Day 1912 - Thurber, TX
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Luther Gailey and Octie Pearl Guest Wedding Day 1912 - Thurber, TX
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Luther Gailey Family ca 1925 - Octie, Elmer, Luther, Audie, Dovie (standing in front)
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Luther and Octie - ca 1948
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Luther and Octie and Grandchildren Shirley Gailey and Jimmy Hunt - ca 1950
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Audie and Elmer Gailey - ca 1915
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Elmer and Audie - 1919
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Audie Gailey
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Audie Gailey - 1936
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Elmer, Audie, Dovie - 1936
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Audie Laveda (Gailey) Harris
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Elmer, Octie, Alton Harris
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Dovie Gailey holding Alton
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Marion Harris holding Alton
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Left to Right: Johnnie Harris, Elmer Gailey, Veda Townsend, Jack Blackwell, Dovie Gailey, and Ovella.
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Left to Right: Luke, Faye, Elmer Gailey behind Geraldine Jones, Maxine Jones, Chrystal Jackson, and Dovie Gailey : Elmer Gailey
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Dovie Gailey Hunt - Early 1950's
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Alton Harris (holding Shirley Gailey) and Jimmy Hunt - Late 1940's on W.P. Guest farm (behind the old house)
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Octie Gailey (Early 1970's)
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Grandchildren of Luther and Octie Gailey - Left to Right: Jimmy Hunt, Shirley Gailey Daniels, Alton Harris, and Johnny Gailey
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Great-Grandchildren of Luther and Octie Gailey 1978 - Left to Right: Shanon Hunt, Mark Harris, Carrie Daniels, Ian Gailey,
Gia Gailey, April Daniels. Not Pictured: Bobby Harris and Shelly Hunt (who wasnt born yet).
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