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Patricia Ann Wallace of North Little Rock was a woman known for
her love of the Lord, her family, and her friends. Pat was a true steel
magnolia and the character and intellect of her children, grandchildren,
and great grandchild are a testament to her steely resolve to raise a
loving, Christian family.
Her spiritual gift was hospitality and many people in central Arkansas
and beyond have been blessed by a meal made by her sweet hands. She
loved to entertain friends and family in her home and delighted in
organizing these get-togethers.
Some of her favorite things included: Bible Study Fellowship, Sunday
School at Park Hill Baptist Church, Master Gardeners, and last but
definitely not least, her bridge groups. But her most favorite
activities involved playing any card or board games with her children,
grandchildren, and great grandchild. She was also Olympic-caliber at
Rummikub (unless she was playing with her dear friend, Marianne Gosser).
She finally got to go to Heaven on August 29th, 2022, after a short
battle with pancreatic cancer. She passed away surrounded by her family
who entertained her with stories, laughter, prayers, and love.
Pat was born on February 8th, 1940, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to George
Stewart Daunis and Adaline Patrick Daunis. After moving to Little Rock,
while attending Little Rock Central High School and in spite of many
warnings, (including one phone call from a concerned teacher to her
mother) young Patricia began to date a juvenile delinquent named Jimmy
Wallace. Patricia must have seen something in him that no one else did
because she worked hard to put him through law school at the University
of Arkansas and they loved each other just as much in year 62 as they
did when they began dating at Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
She had three children whom she raised to love Jesus and as a direct
result of her parenting, her children were able to garner the love of
spouses she would always love as her own.
She is preceded in death by her parents; and her younger brother,
Charles Underwood Daunis.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, James R. Wallace; her
daughter, Ashley Reeves (Sam); her middle child, Jennifer Jackson
(Nelson); and her son, Carter Wallace (Jennifer). She is also survived
by her grandchildren: Samantha Thurman and Lindsey Reeves, James and
Valerie Jackson, Hunter and Hayes Wallace and great grandson, Henry
Thurman. She is also survived by her first friend, her precious younger
sister, Georgiann Garst. Also surviving her are many beloved nieces and
nephews and her dear sister and brother-in-law Richard and Doretta
Allen.
A visitation with the family will be on Friday, September 2nd, from 5-7
PM, at Park Hill Baptist Church in North Little Rock. Patricia's life
will be celebrated at Park Hill Baptist Church on Saturday, September
3rd, at 10 AM, followed by a private graveside service for the family.
Memorials may be made in her memory to Park Hill Baptist Church. |