William Estes Bill Wallace | Obituaries
Third generation of a pioneer Laurel Pharmacy family, William Estes “Bill” Wallace died at home on July 28, 2019.
William Estes “Bill” Wallace
He loved his family, his church and Laurel. He will be remembered as a man whowas not afraid of hard work, who enjoyed helping others, and who was happiestwhen working at Wallace Drug Store or Reddy Freddy Car Wash. Wallace Drugshas been open for 121 years, and he was the owner for the past 40 years.
Mr. Wallace was born May 31, 1939, in Laurel to Mattie Mae and Lew Wallace.
He graduated from George S. Gardiner High School and received a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of KappaAlpha Order. He was the pharmacy director at Ellisville State School and WayneGeneral Hospital during his early career before assuming ownership of WallaceDrugs.
He is survived by his wife Ginger Clark Wallace; his daughter Amy Wallace Nosefof Jackson; his brother John Wallace, M.D., of Laurel; and two granddaughters, Rebecca and Lindsey Nosef of Jackson. He is also survived by two nieces, NancyJane Wallace Evans (Keith) of Richton and Pamela Wallace Black (Mitchell) of Hammond, La.; and his cousins Adele Wallace of New Orleans and HowardWallace of Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Wallace was preceded in death by his wife MarilynDawkins Wallace; his daughter Rebecca Anne Wallace; his parents Mattie Maeand Lew Wallace; and his brother Lew Wallace, Jr.
The funeral service will be at 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, at FirstUnited Methodist Church in Laurel. Visitation will precede the service at 1:30 p.m.A burial service will follow at Lake Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Brandon Black, Mitchell Black, Tony Blakeney, Raleigh Cutrer,Keith Evans, Joe Michael Robertson and Joel Pierce. Honorary pallbearers are
James Davis, Wyatt Davis, Don Hall, Barry Landrum, Ray McPhail, Billy Sumrall,Charles Sumrall, Tony Thaxton, Harry Upton and Billy Williamson.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105, or to First United Methodist Church, 420 North 5thAvenue, Laurel, MS 39440.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.
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