Ansel Jude

Galloway

Ansel Galloway, age 17, of Lake Toxaway, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Nov 3, 2026. Ansel was the beloved son of Leslie Hartman and Brandon Galloway. He enjoyed time with his family and their dog Buddha, going for walks in the forest or playing by a creek. He also loved his video games.

Ansel was an excellent student to Rosman High School, where his teachers remember him as a gentle, creative young man with a kind heart and an old soul. Ask him how his day was going and you could count on a thumbs up. Sit and take the time to talk, you might hear a take on life that stays long after the conversation ended. He was quiet, intelligent, and hardworking. I, Ansel's mom, am saddened most that his brain never got to fully form. We will never know what he could have figured out with his unique brain.

Ansel is survived by parents Leslie and Brandon; sibling Nix; grandparents Patricia (Nicholson) and Stanley Galloway and Becky (Adams) and Kim Hartman. Ansel was preceded in death by great-grandparents Rilla and Furber Nicholson, Greasy and Ophelia Galloway, Marceile and Howard Adams, Marilyn and Raymond Hartman.

Celebration of life will be held from 3pm to 6pm on  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in the Rosman High School cafeteria.