Billie Wallace

Billie Ira Wallace, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Feb. 3, 1920, at Vanduser, Mo., son of W.G. and Jennie Yokley Wallace. He and Ruth V. Mize were married Oct. 1, 1939.

Wallace owned and operated Wallace IGA at Oran, Mo., 28 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sikeston, Mo., and a former member and past president of Oran School Board.

Survivors include his wife and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, a granddaughter, and two sisters.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran after 5 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel, with the Rev. Delbert Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, Mo.