Marshall Wallace

Clarence Marshall Wallace, 84, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011 at his residence. He worked for Jafco for over 44 years. He was also a member of First Baptist Church and a former Ordained Deacon of Blue Springs Baptist Church. He was a member of Alahambra Shiners and the Masonic Lodge and former member of the Cleveland/Bradley Co. Beer Board. He also taught adult Sunday school for several years and helped start a Sunday school class at Garden Plaza. He also loved to bowl and play checkers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Sherman and Bertha Marie Myers Wallace; brothers, Arnold Wallace and Archie Wallace and sister, Georgia Wallace. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Hooper Wallace; 3 children, Gary Wallace and wife, Suzanne, Kay Elder and husband, Melvin and Ila Kirkpatrick and husband, Mike; 7 grandchildren, Karen Musgrove, Ken Wallace, Amanda Gilbert, Adam Elder, Laura Elder, Chase Kirkpatrick and Olivia Kirkpatrick; 7 great-grandchildren, Brent Musgrove, Jake Musgrove, Emily Musgrove, Garrett Wallace, Greyson Wallace, Grace Gilbert and Karma Kirkpatrick; sister, Mary Tinsley of Charleston and brother, Raleigh Wallace of Georgetown. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ralph Buckner Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Jim Gibson and the Reverend Max Morris officiating. Interment will be Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 10:30 in Chattanooga National Cemetery with Ken Wallace, Garrett Wallace, Russ Musgrove, Duane Gilbert, Chase Kirkpatrick, Adam Elder, Jackie Buckner and Gale Tinsley serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends Wednesday, November 2, 2011 from 4:00-7:00 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Manna Ministry at First Baptist Church, PO Box 2368, Cleveland, TN 37320. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Wallace guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.