Frances Webster Platt “Kris” Gallup, 91 of Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. Born July 17, 1928 in New Brunswick, NJ she was a daughter of the late Mildred (Webster) and Clarence S. Platt. She was a graduate of Westtown School and Douglass College, and had been employed by Head Start in Easton for many years. Kris lived her life as a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), first with the Plainfield NJ Meeting and later with the Lehigh Valley Meeting. She was also a longtime volunteer at the Senior Center in Easton.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Howard F. Gallup; 2 sons: Joshua S. Gallup (wife Josie) of Berkeley, CA, Bradford K. Gallup (wife Lei) of El Cerrito, CA; 4 grandchildren: Jason, Eli, Noah, Nate; and 5 great-grandchildren: Haley, Blue, Grace, Claire and Leo. She was predeceased by her daughter: Sharrene P. Gallup in 1974 and sisters: Helen Hollingsworth and Margaret Horvath.
A Memorial Service will be held 1 PM Saturday (Feb. 1) in the Kirkland Village Auditorium, 1 Kirkland Village Circle, Bethlehem, PA. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kirkland Village Benevolent Care Fund, 1 Kirkland Village Circle, Bethlehem, PA 18017 or to the Lehigh Valley Friends Meeting, P.O. Box 20827, Bethlehem, PA 18002-0827.
Vivian Noblett
January 31, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Dear Howard,
You and Kris shared many wonderful years together which will give you fond memories to recall to soften your loneliness.
Some of those memories will include the challenging and fun years when we were at Lafayette; we had so many nice friendships.
I will keep you in my prayers.
Blessings,
Vivian Noblett
Carol Polakowski
February 4, 2020 at 2:36 pm
Dear Howard, Joshua and Brad –
As Sally mentioned in her email to you all, our best memories of Kris and your family are when you visited us in Maryland, usually around Thanksgiving when you were also visiting Kris’ family.
Very sorry for your loss and cherish all those years together. What a wonderful life!
Love,
Carol