Eric Shawn Gallagher, 27, of Hillsboro passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning January 11, 2015 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. 
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Eric was born September 6, 1986 in Rowan County to Clarence and Darlene Harmon Gallagher. 
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Eric was a true outdoorsman and farmer. He loved to fish, watch NASCAR, and UK sports and Broncos football. He enjoyed watching tractor pulls and mud slings and attending the farm machinery show. 
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Survivors include his parents; brother Brian Gallagher; niece Brianna Gallagher; nephew Colby Gallagher; grandfather Hershel Harmon; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. 
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He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Cecil & Delores Gallagher; maternal grandmother Arizona Harmon. 
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Funeral services will be at 1 PM Friday January 16, 2015 at Boone – Nickell Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in Hillsboro Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 – 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home.