Obituary

On Wednesday June 13, 2017 Mr. Galand Terry Cruell, Sr. saw the light at the end of the tunnel he was welcome by his Angels.

Service: Friday June 23, 2017 11:00am North Peoria Church of Christ 2247 North Peoria Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106.

On August 13, 1970, a handsome baby boy was born to Lewis and Easter Cruell in Tulsa, Oklahoma and they affectionately named him, Galand Terry Cruell. He was the youngest of four boys born to this union, Denver, Kevin & Stanley.

He accepted Christ at an early age at the North Peoria Church of Christ of Tulsa. Galand was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and received his formal education from Tulsa Public Schools attending, Douglas Elementary, Anderson Middle School and McClain High School.

In 1996, Galand met Shemeka Taylor of Tulsa and they wonderfully spent twenty-one years together. They couple were blessed with three sons, Carlos, Galand, Jr and Gayveon. He was a loving father, confidant and friend.

Galand in his spare time enjoyed hanging out with his friends and family. He was the life when it came to joking and ragging. To those that were close to him he gave all original nicknames. Galand spent lot of his spare time restoring cars. Galand was preceded from this earth by his father, Lewis C. Cruell; mother-in-law, Annie L. Taylor.

Galand leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Shameka Taylor-Cruell; his sons, Carlos Taylor, Galand Cruell, Jr. and Gayveon Cruell; his mother, Easter Cruell all of Tulsa, OK; brothers, Denver Cruell of Tulsa, OK, Kevin Cruell of Mounds, OK, Stanley Cruell of Oklahoma City, OK along with a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

His final resting place: Crown-Hill Cemetery

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