Harriet Wallace Obituary

Harriet Wallace of Colorado Springs passed away on September 25, 2010, at Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care in Colorado Springs. She was 97 years old. Born Harriet Jones in Texarkana, Arkansas, Mrs. Wallace was the wife of the late Victor A. Wallace. Mrs. Wallace, daughter of Frank Norton Jones and Jane Alexander Jone, grew up with two sisters and one brother in Carthage, Missouri, located in the southwest corner of the state. Following her college graduation, Mrs. Wallace worked at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio and then, upon her marriage to Victor Wallace, lived in Miami during World War II where Mr. Wallace was stationed with the FBI. Her first child, Jeanette, was born in Miami. The Wallace family returned to Missouri, settling in the St. Louis area where their second child, John, was born. The couple moved from St. Louis to La Veta, CO upon Mr. Wallace's retirement in 1975, subsequently relocating to Colorado Springs in 1988, where they lived at the Cheyenne Place retirement community. Mrs. Wallace took great joy in both her immediate and extended family. She is survived by both her beloved children; jeanette Wallace, of St. Louis, Missouri and John Wallace, of Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Wallace is also survived by beloved nieces Judy Streett of Effingham, SC, Jane Duncan of Wichita, KS, Diana Van Nes of Chappaqua, NY, and Sara Compton of Durango, CO, nephews William Nicholson of Jacksonville, FL, Frank Jones of Saline, MI, and Tom Harbor, as well as her beloved grandson, Justin W. Ruth of St. Louis. Mrs. Wallace was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Colorado Springs where she was an active participant in the Women of Spirit group. A private ceremony celebrating her life and the hoy she took in her Christian faith will be held at Cheyenne Place on Friday, October 1, 2010. Memorial contributions can be made to The Pikes Peak Hospice.