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Jesse Lee Wallace

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Birth	:	unknown
Death	:	26 Aug 2013
Burial	:	Gornto Family Cemetery, Green Mountain, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.9727000, -82.2654100
Description	:	Jesse "Lee" Wallace, 87, of Stokesdale, formerly of Yancey County, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013, at Countryside Manor in Stokesdale. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Ed and Jessie Peake Wallace. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years: Juanita Bailey Wallace; daughter: Dotty Wallace Jones; sister: Katie W. Huskins; nieces: Debbie and Eula Huskins, and great nephew: Carlos Raul Izquierdo. Lee grew up in Green Mountain, graduating from Clearmont High School in 1942. He enlisted in the... Read More	Jesse "Lee" Wallace, 87, of Stokesdale, formerly of Yancey County, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013, at Countryside Manor in Stokesdale. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Ed and Jessie Peake Wallace. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years: Juanita Bailey Wallace; daughter: Dotty Wallace Jones; sister: Katie W. Huskins; nieces: Debbie and Eula Huskins, and great nephew: Carlos Raul Izquierdo. Lee grew up in Green Mountain, graduating from Clearmont High School in 1942. He enlisted in the US Army in August 1944, completed basic training at Camp Wheeler, GA on Christmas Eve, spent 2 days at home and departed from Boston Harbor on a ship for Europe. Lee was assigned to the 14th Armored Division, 19th Armored Infantry Battalion, B Company, 1st Platoon Light Machine Gun Squad in France. On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, his unit crossed the Rhine River into Germany. On April 4, while advancing into Germunden, Germany, he was wounded by mortar fire and had to undergo surgery to remove shrapnel from his head. Before he could return to the front lines the war ended. Lee was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Army Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged in 1946 A service to celebrate his life will be held at 4PM Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Bald Creek United Methodist Church. Rev. A. J. Moore will officiate. Burial will be in the Peake-Wallace Family Cemetery on Upper Pig Pen. Military graverites will be conducted by Sgt. E. L. Randolph Chapter 57, DAV. A memorial service will also be held in Oak Ridge, NC at Bethel United Methodist Church at a later date.

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Jesse Lee Wallace's memorial is located at: Gornto Family Cemetery, Green Mountain, Yancey County, USA.
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Latitude: 35.9727000
Longitude: -82.2654100

Family Members:

Parent

Edward Wallace

(1896 - 1975)

Jessie P. Wallace

(1902 - 1996)

Spouse

Juanita Bailey Wallace

(1927 - 2008)

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