FRANKLIN D. WALLACE

Franklin D. Wallace

CORNERSVILLE — Franklin D. Wallace, 90, of Cornersville passed away at his home on Sunday, April 17, 2011.

He was born in Baltimore on Oct. 18, 1920, and was a son of the late Franklin Tyler and Viola Irene Daws Wallace.

He attended school at Madison. He had served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 8, 1943 to Nov. 20, 1945. He was a staff sergeant with the 453rd Ordnance Evacuation Co. and was involved with the Normandy campaign, Ardennes Rhineland and central Europe. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, American Theater Service Ribbon as well as the World War II Victory Ribbon.

On Oct. 14, 1942, he was married to the former Mary Frances Moore. She passed away on June 10, 2000. Mr. Wallace worked at Cambridge Wire Cloth for more than 40 years as a welder and supervisor and also worked as a farmer and in the timber business. He had also worked at Brooks Barrel Co. in Cambridge for a number of years.

He was a member of Dorchester Post 91 American Legion and Choptank Memorial Post 7460 VFW. For his 90th birthday, Mr. Wallace took a cruise with all of his children.

Mr. Wallace enjoyed traveling, gardening and also woodworking. He also enjoyed working in his shop. He had been in failing health for the past two months when he passed away on Sunday morning.

Survivors include eight children, Mary Lee Pase and her husband, Bob Pase, of Delmar, Toni Dean of Reliance, Md., Franklin R. Wallace and his wife, Kathleen Wallace, of Cornersville, Jenny Dibble and her husband, Gary Dibble, of Cambridge, Robin Wheeler and her husband, Oden Wheeler, of Church Creek, Nancy Jones and her husband, Bill Jones, of Church Creek, Penny Derr and her husband, Jim Derr, of Newville, Pa., and Tim Wallace and his wife, Noni Wallace, of Viola; 22 grandchildren, Charles Smith, Teresa Addlesberger, Dawn Brauchle, D.J. Lednum, Janie Wahl, Brian Wallace, Sarah Wallace, Franklin O. Wallace IV, Tammy Wingate, Amanda Saunders, Matthew Wheeler, CW2 Joshua Wheeler, Jessica Dukes, Hilary Jones, William Jones Jr., Ally Jones, Brandon Derr, Jamie Heckard, Majessah Wallace, John Wallace, Jocelyn Wallace and Jeffrey Roberts; 24 great-grandchildren, Jonathon and Nicholas Smith, Sadie Addlesberger, Ashley Eason, Tiffany Brauchle, Emily Sterling, Chelsea Compton, Bryan Mills, Donnie Lednum III, Briana Wallace, Katelin Dibble, Cody Kemp, Amarah Willey, Hunter Saunders, Lukas Wheeler, Jasmine and Gabriella Wheeler, Sutton, Madison and Carter Dukes, Rebekah and Wyatt Derr and Greyson and Peyton Heckard; five great-great-grandchildren, Hunter and Lilly Eason, Carson Compton and Travis and Tyler Burton; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Anthony Wallace, and a cousin, Ben Wallace.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home PA in Cambridge, with Pastor Nathan Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Maryland Veterans Cemetery Eastern Shore near Hurlock. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Wallace's sons-in-law, Bill Jones, Oden Wheeler and Bob Pase, and grandchildren will serve as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cambridge Veterans Clinic, 830 Chesapeake Drive, Cambridge, Md. 21613.