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Betty W. Wallace passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 in Groves, TX, with her family by her side. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018 at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, TX. Betty was born on May 20, 1926, in Urbana, Illinois, the tenth of thirteen children born to Earl Lawrence and Bertha Crane Williamson. She graduated with honors from Urbana High School in 1944 and was married to William Harold Wallace on July 13, 1945. After Harold’s discharge from the United States Navy, they moved to Waco, TX, for him to attend Baylor University. They later moved to Houston, returning to Waco in 1992 as their retirement home. Betty retired in 1989 as Secretary-Treasurer of a mortgage-banking firm in Houston, Tx. She was a life-long member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and enjoyed working in the church. She was a loving wife and mother, spending many happy hours with her children in their various activities. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her greatest joy. In addition to her loving her family, she enjoyed reading, traveling, crafts, and playing bridge. She was always ready for a game of Uno with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and made appliqued Christmas stockings for everyone in the family, as well as knitting hats for preemies in the NICU. She was a delightful, upbeat, intelligent, thoughtful and caring person who had a smile on her face and joy in her eyes. Preceding her in death were her husband, Harold, her parents and twelve siblings; son, Lawrence E. Wallace; granddaughters, Courtney Michelle Wallace and Andrea Nichole Wallace; great-granddaughter Gabriella Nicole Sparks; and son-in-law Larry H. Friedman. She is survived by her daughters, Marilyn F. Shealey (Glenn) and Kimberly W. Lewis; son, William Scott Wallace (Linda); daughter-in-la, Sharon Wallace; grandchildren, Michael L. Friedman (Lauri), Mark E. Friedman (Shelby), Leslie A. Friedman (Evan Harvey), Benjamin S. Shealey, Joshua Reitzas (Megan), William C. Wallace, Michelle W. Castillo, Elizabeth W. Witherspoon (Clint), Nathan M. Wallace (Trista), Jill M. Sparks (Michael), Sarah L. Murphy, and Amy L. Murphy (Robert Jarman); great-grandchildren, Matthew, Eric and Alexandra Friedman, David and Kay Friedman, Charles Reitzas, Matthew and Dominique Castillo, Abigal and Emmeline Wetherbee, Joshua and Kaycen Witherspoon, Rebecca, William, Alexavier and Boaz Wallace, Sierra, Brendan, Briella, and Liam Sparks, Celia Murphy, and Madison Murphy and Brooke Jarman. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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Betty Jean Wallace

May 20, 1926 - August 22, 2018