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FARMER CITY — Norma Jean Graen Wallace, 61, of Farmer City, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Thursday (April 3, 2008) at the Farmer City Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, 106 N. Main St. Farmer City, with Pastor Sharon Monroe officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Downs. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Mansfield United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Wallace was born Oct. 5, 1946 at Bloomington, a daughter of Philip George and Marguerite Inez Luth Graen. She married Richard Alan Wallace Jan. 20, 1966 in Charleston, S.C. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda J. (Jay) Kemplin of Farmer City and Donna Ann (Robert) Palecki of Olympia, Wash.; three grandchildren, Ryne Kemplin, Robert Palecki and Kimberly Palecki; two sisters, Donna (Bob) Graen Larkin of West Lake, Calif. and Phyllis (Steve) Graen Richey of Farmer City; two nieces, Tami (Jack) Presley Weiss of Chicago and Debbie (Eddie) Niedermeyer of Miami, Fla.; two nephews, Christopher (Valerie) Presley of Chattanooga , Tenn. and Steven (Tracy) Richey of Farmer City. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mrs. Wallace graduated from Bloomington High School and was a member of the Mansfield United Methodist Church.
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Nancy (Ernie) Prillaman
"Jean" and I became fast friends in the 3rd grade, when she first came to Washington Grade School. She was a pretty little blonde, fairly quiet. We had a lot of fun from grade school to junior high. I felt at home with her family - very nice people. Went to her visitation in Farmer City and one of her daughters looks almost exactly like Jean. I wish I had known she was ill; I would have kept in touch with her.Karen Sue (Suzi) Denton (Merritt)
Jeanie, Tonya, Ginny Conway and I went to the drive-in one night. We didn't want to pay for all of us so Jeannie and I got in my trunk and Tonya drove. Talk about a scary time! So sorry she left us.