Funeral services for J.B. "Buzz" Wallace , 86, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 28, 2017, at Allan Fuller Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point with Pastor Jimmy Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Bright Star Cemetery north of Wills Point.

He passed away Friday August 25, 2017, at his residence in Wills Point.

J.B. was born on September 11, 1930, in Wills Point, the son of William Aaron Wallace and Zadie Elizabeth Perry Wallace. He was raised in Wills Point. On March 25, 1950, he married Wandell Denby in Rockwall. J.B. was formerly employed as warehouse manager for Alexander Smith/Mohawk Carpets. He lived in Dallas prior to moving to Wills Point in 1970. In his spare time, he especially enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and boating. J.B. was an avid gardener. He was so proud of his ability to grow the biggest and best watermelons, cantaloupes and tomatoes in the area. J.B. was a member of Chapel of the Lake.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Aaron and Zadie Elizabeth Wallace; four brothers, James Wallace, Jesse Wallace, David Wallace and Bill Wallace; son, Roy Wallace; granddaughter, Darla Moore and a great-grandson, Daniel Moore.

J.B. is survived by his wife, Wandell Wallace, of Wills Point; two daughters, Wanda McKibben & husband, James, of Yantis and Sheri Mitchell, of Mesquite; brother, Robert Wallace & wife, Linda, of Wills Point; sister, Leita Macken & husband, Pat, of Houston; eight grandchildren, Troy Smith, Dione Watkins, Jessica Britt, Gary Paris, Lauren Mitchell, Kevin Wallace, Kristan Hammond and Kaci Wallace and numerous great-grandchildren.

Family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday afternoon from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.