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Eugene Edward Wallace
1947 - 2025
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1947
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2025
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Eugene Wallace Obituary
May 7, 1947 - November 15, 2025
Moss Point, Mississippi - Eugene Edward "Gene" Wallace, 78, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A resident of Big Point, Gene was a retired electrician and a U.S. Army veteran.
Born May 7, 1947, in Berea, Ky., Gene moved with his family to south Mississippi in 1960 and resided in Jackson County for most of the remainder of his life. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 903 in Gulfport and American Legion Post 42 in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his wife Irene Meynier Wallace, his parents E.L. and Avis Wallace, sister, Betty Katherine "Kathy" Deihl and brothers-in-law Clayton Ely and Woody Deihl. Survivors include his daughters, Michelle Smith (Stuart Bynum) of Gautier and Colleen Smith (Avery Webb) of Silverdale, Wash.; brothers James "Tuffy" Wallace of Big Point and Billy Wayne (Deborah) Wallace of Grand Bay, Ala.; and sisters Janet Ely of Big Point and Faye (Preston) Eiland of Helena; as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
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