Obituaries:  M. D. Wallace, Sabine Parish       W-420
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 6, 1990
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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M. D. Wallace

  Mr. M. D. Wallace died at 4:45 a.m., Sunday, May 27, at Medical
Center of Baton Rouge.

  Services were held Wednesday, May 30, at 2 p.m., at Centreville
Baptist Church. Dr. C. Ferris Jordan, Dr. Chuck Pourciau, and Dr.
Wayne Barnes officiated. Interment followed in the Oaklawn
Cemetery.

  He was 71, a native of Mitchell, and a resident of Centreville,
Miss. For seven years. He was an educator for 31 years, having
served as a teacher and principal, and retired East Feliciana
Parish School Board supervisor of child welfare. He was also a
resident of the Oak Grove Community, Converse, and attended the
Fellowship Baptist Church. He taught Vocational Agriculture at
the Oak Grove High School for several years.

  His parents were Seba and Lucille Wallace of the Oak Grove
Community.

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elna Mobley Wallace,
Centreville; a daughter and son-in-law, Kaye Salassi and Bill
Salassi, Houston, Texas; three sons, and two daughters-in-law,
Lynn Wallace and Mrs. Linda Wallace, Centreville, Mark Wallace
and Mrs. Cheryl Wallace, Madison, Wisc., and Alan Wallace, Baton
Rouge; a sister, Mrs. Annie Belle Patrick, Converse; six
brothers; eight sisters-in-law; and a brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin (Edna) Wallace, Converse, the Rev. and Mrs. Perry
(Edwina) Wallace, Dallas, Texas, the Rev. and Mrs. Ray (Bobbye)
Wallace, Shreveport, Mr. and Mrs. Joe (Sue) Wallace, Nashville,
Tenn., the Rev. and Mrs. Bob (Dot) Wallace, Oakdale, Frank
Wallace, Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Charles (Evelyn) Wallace, Minden,
Mrs. Anita Lowe Henderson, Nev., E. W. "Casey" Jones, Converse,
and Larry Mobley, Amite; a special family friend, Julie McKey,
Slaughter; four grandchildren, Christie, and Jill Wallace, both
of Centreville, Brennan, and Ashley Salassi, both of Houston;
numerous nephews. He was preceded in death by parents; a sister;
two brothers; and a brother-in-law; and nephew, Joe Wallace,
former Minister of Music at First Baptist in Many.

  Pallbearers were nephews.

  He was a member of Centreville Baptist Church, Centreville. He
was a deacon of Slaughter Baptist Church, Slaughter, and Zoar
Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, for 31 years, before residing in
Centreville.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to
Centreville Baptist Church, Centreville Academy, or Central
Baptist Association, Madison, Wisc.