Frank Lester Wallace, 82, of Paris, passed away at 11:18 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2018, at his home. He was a retired captain from the Paris Fire Department after 26 years of service.
A funeral service is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home. Military honors by American Legion Post 211 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3601 accompany burial in Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 9 a.m. until the service time Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Wallace was born May 24, 1936, in Edgar Township, the son of the late Frank Edgar and Waunitta Dailey Wallace. He married Jeanie Wallace, and she preceded him in death.
He is survived by his nephews, William (Becky) Etchison of Paris, Mike (Susan) Boerner of Camby, Ind., and Kevin (Margaret) Boerner of West Terre Haute, Ind.; his nieces, Twila (Sanford) Scott of New Goshen, Ind., and Carla Boerner of Charleston; 15 great-nieces and nephews and 10 great-great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Esther Mae Garner; and his great-nephew, Mark Boerner.
Mr. Wallace served in the United States Army from April 5, 1955, to March 20, 1957. He was a member of the former Twin Lakes Cruiser Car Club.
Online condolences available at www.stewartandcarrollfuneralhome.com.
