AdairCountyToday.com
  • Local news
  • Kentucky News
  • Obituaries
  • Sports
    • Adair County High School
    • Lindsey Wilson College
    • Western Kentucky University
    • Kentucky Wildcats
  • Community
    • Church Calendar >
      • Church Directory
    • Birthday & Anniversary Calendar
  • Weather
  • Contact

JoAnn (Roy) Wallace

1/10/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
JoAnn (Roy) Wallace, age 84, departed this life on January 5, 2016, at her residence in Yosemite, KY. 

Born September 23, 1931, in Casey Co., KY, JoAnn was the eldest daughter of the late Oscar Burgin Roy and Elizabeth Jane (Cain) Roy. The Roy family relocated to Muncie, Indiana, when Ms. Wallace was a teen. She later attended nearby Taylor University, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1951. 

That same year, JoAnn married Army Maj. Leonard Wallace Sr. Upon completion of his final tour of duty in Stuttgart, Germany, they settled in Elizabethtown, KY, and remained there for several decades while raising three children. During that time, she was actively involved in Severns Valley Baptist Church and the area Junior Women’s Club, establishing dear friendships that she enjoyed until her death. 

In the 1970’s, JoAnn began traveling, establishing roots in many locations throughout the country before returning to Casey County to live out her final years. Ms. Wallace relished her rich Kentucky heritage, finding endless joy at being back “among her people” where she cherished close ties with family and friends. Most recently, JoAnn was a member of the Green River Christian Church, but was active in many church homes of many denominations throughout her life.  

Professionally, Ms. Wallace’s early years were spent in entrepreneurial endeavors, including operating the Woodland Day Nursery in Elizabethtown for over a decade. In later years, she established JoAnn’s Consignment Shop in Virginia, and in the 80’s, was employed assisting Cuban refugees at Fort Chaffee.

Faith was the cornerstone of JoAnn’s life, dedicating herself to spreading the word of God’s love by service to others. From volunteer work at the Galilean Children's Home to mission work abroad serving refugees from Guatemala to Guantanamo Bay, Ms. Wallace used her skills and compassion to help those in need whenever the opportunity arose. 

As all who knew her would attest, JoAnn lived her life in a perpetual state of gratitude for each and every new day, and each and every blessing in her life, steadfast in the belief that all was unfolding according to God’s Plan. Her wish today would be that we celebrate the glorious homegoing she so eagerly anticipated throughout her life. 

Those she leaves behind include her children; Stephen Wallace of Florida, Debra Wallace Kendall of Arizona, and Leonard Wallace Jr. of Maryland; sister, Nitaleen (Logan) Sprunger of Kansas; seven grandchildren, Jamey, James, Farren, Leigh, Kelley, Anna, and Leonard Wallace III; and one great-granddaughter, Elliot; along with countless friends and relations. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM EST on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Jennie’s Chapel United Methodist Church, with Bros. Shannon Cain and Leslie Bentley officiating. Visitation will be held at the church immediately prior (noon until 2 PM) with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery.  

Arrangements entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with online guestbook available at www.mckinneybrown.com.

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Obituaries

    All obituaries are pulled from local Funeral Homes across South Central Kentucky.


    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015


    RSS Feed


Local News
Kentucky News
Obituaries
Sports
Community
Contact

Local News RSS
Obituaries RSS

Copyright 2014-2018. Website By Josh Ford Productions