Larry Wallace - Class of 1957
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:30 pmLarry Edgar Wallace, 79, of Knoxville passed away Saturday evening, February 3, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.
Larry was a veteran of the U S Air Force serving in the Security Service in Misawa, Japan. He was retired from the U S Postal Service as a supervisor. Larry is preceded in death by his parents, Charles D Wallace and Clyda Corum Wallace; brother, Kenneth Wallace; sisters, Wilma Preston and Dorothy Whitaker.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Sharp Wallace; son and daughter-in-law, Derek and Ashley Wallace of Knoxville; daughter, Suzanne Smith of Arlington, Tennessee; grandchildren, Haylee Smith, Hanna Smith and Arya Grace Wallace; mother-in-law, Jo Sharp; nieces, Carol Belcher, Sandy Nelson and Myra Preston.
Family and friends will gather at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the East Tennessee State Veteran's Cemetery, 2200 East Gov John Sevier Highway for memorial services with Rev. Rhonda Hobbs officiating. Full military honors will be conferred by the U S Air Force and the East Tennessee Veteran's Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 5613 Western Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921.
Click Funeral Home and Cremations, 9020 Middlebrook Pike is serving Wallace family. www.clickfh.com
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, 2018
Larry was a veteran of the U S Air Force serving in the Security Service in Misawa, Japan. He was retired from the U S Postal Service as a supervisor. Larry is preceded in death by his parents, Charles D Wallace and Clyda Corum Wallace; brother, Kenneth Wallace; sisters, Wilma Preston and Dorothy Whitaker.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Sharp Wallace; son and daughter-in-law, Derek and Ashley Wallace of Knoxville; daughter, Suzanne Smith of Arlington, Tennessee; grandchildren, Haylee Smith, Hanna Smith and Arya Grace Wallace; mother-in-law, Jo Sharp; nieces, Carol Belcher, Sandy Nelson and Myra Preston.
Family and friends will gather at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the East Tennessee State Veteran's Cemetery, 2200 East Gov John Sevier Highway for memorial services with Rev. Rhonda Hobbs officiating. Full military honors will be conferred by the U S Air Force and the East Tennessee Veteran's Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 5613 Western Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921.
Click Funeral Home and Cremations, 9020 Middlebrook Pike is serving Wallace family. www.clickfh.com
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, 2018