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Jerry "Wayne" Wallace Jr.
August 19, 1960 - September 10, 2025
Jerry Wayne "Wayne" Wallace Jr., of Naples, Florida, passed away on September 10, 2025, at the age of 65. Wayne owned and operated his own concrete business for many years and loved fishing and camping. Most of all, he cherished his family and never missed a school event or sports game for his grandchildren. He also loved his dogs, Charlie and Maggie.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry Wallace Sr. and Iona Gonzales. Wayne is survived by his wife, Debbie; his children, Shannon Dudley (Taylor), Josh Dip, and Jonathan Dip (Jenny); his step-father Santos Gonzales, his sister, Debbie Kinkor (Keith); his brother, John Wallace; grandchildren Julia, Noah, Aidan, Sadie, and Zoey; and nephews Hayden and Jacob.
A private memorial will be held for family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
You are invited to share a personal memory of Wayne or your condolences with his family at his online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home of Cleveland and the Cody family are honored to assist the family with these arrangements.
2412 Georgetown Rd NW P.O. Box 5057, Cleveland, TN 37311
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.
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