Mary Oreen (Eyerly) Wallace (1976)

EYERLY, LAWLESS, MCKEON, SPEER, WALLACE

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 7/14/2006 at 14:34:31

Winterset Madisonian
Wintersest, Iowa
July 1976

Funeral Friday For MARY WALLACE

Mary Oreen Wallace, 75, died Tuesday, July 20, 1976, at her home in rural Lorimor. She was a resident of Madison County most of her life, born July 15, 1901, the daughter of William Eyerly and Ada Speer.

Mrs. Wallace was married to Ova G. Wallace February 16, 1921. He preceded her in death March 16, 1970.

Active in WRC and church work, Mrs. Wallace was a housewife and was affiliated with the Methodist congregation at Macksburg.

Survivors include two sons, Melvin D. Wallace of Macksburg and Gene Wallace of Lorimor and a daughter, Mary Lou McKeon, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Also surviving are seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, a sister, Alice Lawless of Denver, Colorado, and a brother, Ralph Eyerly of Macksburg.

Mrs. Wallace was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three brothers.

Funeral services for Mary Wallace were conducted Friday, July 23, at 2 p.m. from the Methodist Church in Macksburg, Rev. Donald Frank officiating.

Burial was made at the Moon Cemetery in Macksburg.
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The Creston News Advertiser
Creston, Iowa
Thursday, July 22, 1976
Page 15, Column 3

Mary Wallace dies at home

LORIMOR—Mary Oreen Wallace, 75, of rural Lorimor died Tuesday at her home.

Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Macksburg Methodist church. Rev. Donald Frank will officiate and burial will be in the Macksburg cemetery. The Collins funeral home in Winterset is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wallace is survived by two sons, Melvin of Macksburg and Gene of rural Lorimor, a daughter, Mary Lou McKeon of Colorado Springs, Colo., 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister, Alice Lawless of Denver, Colo. and a brother, Ralph Eyerly of Macksburg.

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