James Winfred Galbreath
James Winfred Galbreath
James Winfred Galbreath
1938-2026
James Winfred Galbreath of Barnard, MO, passed away on January 1, 2026, in Maryville.
Jim was born in Maryville on February 9, 1938, to J. Winfred and Mary Patricia (O’Donnell) Galbreath. He married Judith Lynne Ray in Albuquerque on February 23, 1962.
Judy farmed for many years in Andrew and Nodaway counties. Jim was also a rural mail carrier and postmaster in Bolckow, MO, and an enumerator with the National Ag Statistics Service.
Jim served terms on the North Andrew School Board, the Andrew County Soil & Water District Conservation Board, and founding member of the Heart of American Antique Tractor Club. He was instrumental in securing public water for rural southeastern Nodaway County.
Jim was a member of the St. Columba Catholic Church and the Tri-C Memorial American Legion Post 464 in Conception.
Jim was preceded in death by his bride Judith Lynne Ray Galbreath on December 30, 2021, great-granddaughter Emilia (Millie) Jones on December 11, 2025, brothers-in-law Douglas K. Ray and Gary McBain, and his parents.
Jim is survived by daughter Leslie Galbreath, son Mark Galbreath (Laurie), daughter Shannon Skoglund (Shawn), grandchildren Ashley Jones (Taylor), Kelsey Wilson (Josh), Erynn Watson (Noah), Emily Skoglund (Andriy Sytyashenko); Reagan Galbreath, Wyatt James Galbreath, and great-grandchildren Oliver Jones, Theodore and Emma Ray Wilson, and Isla Watson; brother Gerald Galbreath (Janice), sister Mary Alice McBain; brother- and sister-in-law John R. and Donna Ray, sister-in-law Ellen Ray; several nieces and nephews and numerous cousins.
Memorials can be made to the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Andrew County in his and
Judy’s name or the Cure Mito Foundation in Millie Jones’s name.
