Joseph E. ‘Gene’ Mallory

Joseph E. ‘Gene’ Mallo-

ry, 71, Minot, died Satur-

day, July 1, 2017, in a

Minot hospital.

Joseph ‘Gene’ Mallory

was born September 12,

1945, in Kansas City, Mis-

souri to June C. Mallory

and William H. Mallory.

His blended family in-

cluded his grandmother,

grandfather and uncle all

together in the same

household. He was raised

and educated in Kansas

City.

Gene joined the United

States Air Force serving

his country honorably

from 1964 to 1968 in An-

chorage, AK and Minot,

ND. Gene was united in

marriage to Susan Miller

August 25, 1967 at Red

Bridge Christian Church

in Kansas City, MO. Sue

joined him in Minot in

1967 and this has been

their home ever since.

Following his military

service, Gene was em-

ployed as a property

manager of several pro-

perties in Minot including

a motel. He was active in

the local motel association

and worked with that

group in establishing

Minot’s first Convention

and Visitors Bureau. In

1978 he decided to branch

out on his own and

opened his professional

floor covering business,

Gene’s Carpet Service. He

owned and operated the

business for nearly 30

years and partnered with

Dave Beuchler for the last

10 years until retiring in

2007.

Gene loved the lake and

fishing for walleyes and

everything about the out-

doors. He and Sue would

be out in their boat on

Lake Sakakawea almost

every weekend during the

summer. For many years

his uncle would travel

from Missouri for 10 days

of marathon fishing in

early October. And if his

fishing buddies would

call he’d be ready to go in

no time. In later years he

developed a love of ice

fishing. He had a

passion for music, learn-

ing to play the saxophone

at an early age. Though

not playing professional-

ly, he joined the Minot

Musicians Union and was

active on their board in-

cluding a term as Board

Chairman. He especially

loved the rock ‘n’ roll

music of the 50’s and 60’s

which could be heard

playing in his garage al-

most daily.

He loved cars and espe-

cially convertibles. In

2010 he purchased a 1975

Chevy Caprice convertible

which he and Sue enjoyed

almost every night in nice

weather. He was a

member of the Dakota

Cruisers Car Club in

Minot where he and Sue

enjoyed the cars and the

many friendships made.

Gene’s surviving family

includes: his loving of

wife of nearly 50 years,

Susan, Minot; siblings,

Bill (Mary) Mallory, Kan-

sas City, MO, Darlene (Ed)

Grider, Claremore, OK, Al

(Linda) Nicoloff,

Claremore, OK and Mike

Nicoloff, Tulsa, OK, spe-

cial uncle, Sammy Krist,

Kansas City, MO, special

niece, Susie Gardner,

Kansas City, MO, along

with numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Gene was preceded in

death by: his parents and

sister, Kathy Grimm.

Funeral Service: 11:00

a.m. Friday, July 7, 2017,

at the Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot

with a time of fellowship

to follow at the Vegas

Motel in Minot.

Visitation: Thursday,

July 6, 2017, from 3:00

p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot. There will

be no reviewal; cremation

has taken place.

Memorials are preferred

to Dakota Cruisers Car

Club, Souris Valley An-

imal Shelter or American

Heart Association.

Those wanting to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories and

condolences are invited to

use the expressions of

sympathy section at

www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com.