Tex Wallace

Tex A. Wallace HERTFORD - Tex Arther Wallace, 63, of the 100 block of Pirate Cove Way and formerly of Williamsburg, Va., died Dec. 7, 2008, in his home. Born in Burkburnett, Texas, he was the son of the late Sam Houston and Elsie Shuey Wallace. He and his wife were co-owners of Queen Anne's Gifts in Elizabeth City and he had retired after 30 years with Virginia Electric and Power Co. as a supervisor. He started as a groundman in Portsmouth and later became a lineman. In 1984, while in Williamsburg, he became a supervisor and retired from the Chuckatuck, Va., office. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, the Portsmouth Masonic Lodge and was very active in the Portsmouth Youth League, coaching both baseball and football. He taught Leather and Lace Line Dancers and rode with a Christian Motorcycle Club. Wallace served for four years in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Lorelei Moore Wallace; a daughter, Teresa Simmons of Hertford; a son, Robert Brian Wiggs of Williamsburg; a stepdaughter, Maleah Wilson of Washington, N.C.; a stepson, Bobby Brandon Woolard of Chocowinity, N.C.; six sisters, Katherine Lindsey and Clorine Moody, both of Wichita Falls, Texas, Beaulah Duke of Las Cruces, N.M., Hazel Daniels of Comanche, Okla., Irene Grant of Greenville, Texas, and Peggy Marshall of Graham, Texas; a brother, Sam Wallace of Guthrie, Okla.; and nine grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Sandra A. Wallace and a son, Steven Ray Wiggs. The family will receive friends today from 7 until 8:30 p.m. in Swindell Funeral and Cremation Services. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Swindell Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Garry Mickey officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Wood Cemetery.