Charles Wallace – Nov. 13, 1934 – Aug. 26, 2023

Charles Edward Wallace, 88, of Bartlett and husband of Gayle Wheatley Wallace, departed this life Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 at Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis.
A visitation was from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland.
Graveside Services were at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64.
The family requests that memorials be directed to St. Jude Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Condolences may be left on our online guestbook at www.PeeblesFuneralHome.com.
He was born Nov. 13, 1934 in Chester County, the son of the late Thomas Dewain Wallace and Audrey Ann Melton Wallace. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1953 and served his country in the Army National Guard as a Major, retiring after 27 years of service. He was employed as a data processing supervisor for Memphis Light, Gas & Water and retired in 1980.
He was of the Southern Baptist faith and a member of First Baptist Church Fisherville. He was a Mason and a member of Magnolia Crappie Club of Mississippi. He was a St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan and enjoyed fishing, having participated in many fishing tournaments. He will be remembered for being a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.
He is survived by his wife, Gayle Wallace of Bartlett; two daughters, Debbie Wallace and Donna McLemore, both of Bartlett; his sister, Jean Coady of Bartlett; his brother-in-law, Lance Bailey of Jacks Creek; his sister-in-law, Jean Wallace of Kingwood, Texas; three grandchildren, Lisa Wallace of Bartlett Jana (Jon) Filsinger of Arlington and Justin McLemore of Bartlett; and two great-granddaughters, Isabel Filsinger and Claire Filsinger.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Mary Lumpkins and Ann Bailey; two brothers, Harold Wallace and James Wallace; and his brother-in-law, Guy Coady.