Eddie Wallace Jr.

Aka “Lil Bro and The Governor”

“A Life Well Lived”

November 3, 1940-January 21, 2021

After a long and well fought battle with kidney and heart disease, God, called Eddie home on January 21, 2021. Eddie was born in Lula MS on November 3, 1940 to the late Eddie Sr. and Juner Mae Wallace (McCauley).

Eddie had two brothers and five sisters, James Wallace (deceased), Clevester Mills (Willie, deceased), Gladys Rice (Sylvester, deceased), Charles Wallace, Earnestine Shell, Bernice Kelley (Booker) and Cathie Fields. He was also very much loved by his in-laws:

Beverly Ellington, Howard and Danice Taylor, Eleanor Cummings, Felton and Gigi Ellington, James Corbin, Andre and Glynis Corbin and Andrea Corbin.

He was raised in a Christian home and later in life he committed fully to Christ. For many years he was an active member of the Church of the Nazarene in Plymouth and Detroit Mi. he volunteered as a bus driver, worked in compassionate ministries and served on the church board as a trustee.

He began his education in Lula MS, and completed it later in life in Livonia, Mi.

Eddie was blessed to have a career in Trucking that spanned 45 plus years. He loved his job! He retired from Howards Delivery in 2000 and went on to volunteer as a bus driver with 4H assisting his brother-in-law Willie Mills.

The loves of his life were his family and especially the children he had 6 and 3 others he came to love as his own:

Felecia, Carol, Ricky (Gloria), and India (Tamika). (Mother Bobbie (Hudson) Wallace, daughter Debbie preceded him in death.

Stacey White (Mother Brenda White)

Donna (Robert Dec), Darryl (Deborah) and Delton (Elizabeth) Ramseur, (Mother Brenda Ellington Wallace)

Eddie and Brenda together had the overwhelming blessing of 19 Grandchildren and 28 Great-grandchildren.

Eddie was a loving and devoted husband. A man who had many lifelong friends. He love Old time Gospel music, especially the southern quartets. He was passionate about golf, fishing and bowling. Some of his treasured moments were:

Being on a bowling team with his son Delton, grandson DJ, and Pastor friend John Wright.

Fishing and Golfing with Ed Grady, Earnie Cesarone and John Wright, talking on the phone with his brother Charles was a joyful experience.

When asked to describe Eddie in a few words these were the comments:

A dedicated professional, incredibly detailed, loved the church, loved to share his wisdom and life’s lesson, kind and gentle soul, high integrity, showed great fortitude and strengthen illness and grateful and appreciative.

And most of all he loved God and God loved him.

A prayer service for Eddie will be live streamed on Harry J Will Facebook Page (link provided below) on Saturday January 30, 2021 at 9:30am until 10:00am.

A public visitation (25 guests at a time) will take place on Saturday January 30, 2021 from 10:00am-2:00pm at Harry J. Will Funeral Home in Wayne.

Due to COVID restrictions only 25 guests can visit at a time and masks must be worn in the building.