Mr. Wallace was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Roosevelt and Helen Helton Wallace.
Survivors include two daughters, Heather Kang of Boston MA and Jessica Hixson of Smyrna, TN; three grandchildren, Kael Hixson, Asher Hixson and Brynn Hixson; two sisters, Jo Porter of Flintstone, GA and Pat LaCombe of Ada, MI; one brother, Bill Wallace of Newberry, MI.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM Thursday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Ronald McDonald House, 200 Central Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403.