He was born in Union County on August 9, 1962, the son of Wade Nelson Wallace and Frankie Taylor Long. He was preceded in death by his father, his paternal grandparents, Jeff and Melinda Wallace and maternal grandparents, Earl and Mae Taylor all of Monroe.
"Gator" is survived by his loving mother, Frankie Taylor Long and step-father, Eddie Long of Monroe; his special friend, Dana Knight; his step-brother, Michael Long (Amy) of Weddington; his step-sister, Kathy Zavaleta (Victor) of Monroe; his uncles, Calvin Wallace (Mary Jo) and John Wallace (Brenda) of Monroe; his aunt, Margaret Melton (Ronnie) of Monroe; his uncles, Dan Taylor of Monroe and Ronald Taylor (Maurine) of Knoxville, TN and his aunt, Dot Taylor-Senter of Carrboro. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Altan Presbyterian Church. A service to celebrate the life of "Gator" will be held 11:00am Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Altan Presbyterian Church with interment following in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be given to Altan Presbyterian Church Building Fund, PO Box 3157, Monroe, NC 28111.
McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe is honored to serve the family of Mr. Wallace.
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