General Info

Charlie and Lee Gallant opened Gallant Funeral Home on North Main Avenue in 1952. They bought Riverview Cemetery and surrounded it with a perpetual care memorial garden now known as Riverview Memorial Gardens. Lee Gallant was the first lady licensed funeral director in Fayetteville and was been a licensed funeral director for over 50 years. She was the only lady ambulance driver until ambulance service was abolished at all funeral homes. She worked as a volunteer with the American Heart Association serving on the executive board along with the Business & Professional Women's Club. She was a member of the Eastern Star and a member of the Baptist Church. Charlie Gallant was past president of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association. He was a Mason and a member of the Shriner's Club and a past Exalted Ruler of the Fayetteville Elks Lodge 1792. He was past manager of Squire-Gentry Funeral Home in Shreveport, LA and on the board of directors for Tennessee Vault Company. Brad Gallant graduated from Central High School, Martin College and Gupton Mortuary College in Nashville. He is past president of the Fayetteville Kiwanis Club, past Exalted Ruler of the Fayetteville Elks Lodge 1792, past Master of Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge 68, a Shriner, a member of the Baptist Church, served on the Board of Tennessee Funeral Directors Association, a licensed funeral director & licensed embalmer for the states of Tennessee and Alabama. Brad has three daughters that graduated from Auburn University. Brad makes his home in Fayetteville and is licensed to sell insurance and pre-need funerals. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home located at 508 W. College Street, was built in the early 1960's. We may be contacted at (931) 433-4511 or by email at gallant@gallantfuneralhome.com.