Vinnie Wallace

Family-Placed Death Notice

WALLACE, Vinnie Mrs. Vinnie Lee Puckett Wallace, age 95, of Flowery Branch, GA and the Friendship Community passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-four years, Frank E. Wallace. She is survived by: daughter and son-in-law, Ida Jane and Jimmy Major, Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Jennifer and Lawrence Thomas, Villa Rica, GA, Joy Lee and Mark Winfrey, Canton, GA and Jim and Selena Major, Flowery Branch, GA; great grandchildren, Jonathan Gurr, Jordan Gurr and Brittany Bannister; two great great-grandchildren, Preston Bannister and Aden Bannister; nieces, Martha Hodges, Brinson, GA, Donna Cooper and Vicki Butler; nephew and niece, Dr. Ben and Sandra Wofford, Marietta, GA; long-time friend and caregiver, Vernell Allen; several cousins; and a host of friends and former students. Mrs. Wallace was born August 17, 1914 in Hall County, GA. She was the daughter of the late Bartow and Ida Pairlee Williams Puckett. She was the oldest of five generations. She was a graduate of Flowery Branch High School, attended Piedmont College and the University of Georgia, and graduated from Oglethorpe College. She was retired after thirty-eight years of service as an elementary school teacher where she taught at Harmony Elementary School. After retirement, she also retired from Gwinnett Hospital System as a ward clerk. She was a member of the Gwinnett County Retired Teachers Association. She was the oldest member of Friendship Community Baptist Church. She stayed in contact with many of her former students through cards and phone calls. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Byrd and Mr. Dale Jones officiating. Interment and graveside service will follow in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Buford, GA with Rev. James McNeil officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133, www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.