Sallisaw â Funeral services for Gene Wallace, 89, of Sallisaw, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial was at Akins Cemetery under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.
Sallisaw – Funeral services for Gene Wallace, 89, of Sallisaw, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial was at Akins Cemetery under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.
Mr. Wallace was born July 12, 1932, in Hollister to William Wallace and Elsie Mae (Bilderback) Grant and passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark.
He was a rancher and worked in construction. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and of the Christian faith. He married Doris Jean Wallace on Dec. 2, 1977, in Miami.
Survivors include his wife, Doris of the home; two daughters, Marsha Shaffer of Tulsa and Karen Barnes of Muldrow; two sons, Michael Wallace of Fort Smith, Ark., and Donald Wallace of Greenwood, Ark.; three stepchildren, Justin Emerson, Larry Emerson and Kim Hill, all of Sallisaw; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Phyllis McCollum; and one son, Eugene Sparks.
