In loving memory of our mom and dad - Joel and Mildred Wallace
Mildred Ann Wallace
December 11, 1940 – April 15, 2002
Lived 61 years
Goshen Cemetery · SPRINGTOWN, TX
His name is Joel, better known as Papaw and her name is Mildred, better known as Memaw
Life story
Joel W Wallace Sr was born on March 24th, 1938, in Columbus Georgia. Mildred A Wallace was born on December 11th, 1940, in Phoenix City Alabama. They married and raised three beautiful children, Cindy, Jimmy and Joel Jr. They moved to Texas as soon as they were able and never left. They are both buried in the Goshen Cemetery located in Springtown Texas.
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1940
Born December 11
1947
Mildred was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Mildred was 11 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1961
Mildred was 21 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1971
Mildred was 31 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Mildred was 42 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
Mildred was 57 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Mildred was 61 when Apple introduced the iPod
2002
Passed away April 15, age 61
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