Nellie

Wallace

Mr. Nellie "Saw" Wallace was born May 24,
1936, in Lexington, Mississippi, to the late Floyd Wallace and
Serionia Blake. He departed this life on May 30, 2020, at the
Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and
two sisters.

Nellie was a construction worker with Matthew Construction
Company in Chicago, Illinois. He moved back to Mississippi
and was a farmer for Ill James. He was a very cheerful and
loving person. He always kept a smile on his face. His smile
touched the hearts of many, especially his TGH/ECF family.

Nellie leaves to cherish his memories: four sons, Neeley (Sally)
Wallace, Jr., of Gary, Indiana, Melvin Wallace of Greenwood,
Mississippi, James Fletcher of Glendora, Mississippi, and
Theodore (Christine) Winters of Chicago, Illinois; three
daughters, Helen Arrandondo of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Beverly Poindexter, and Constant Banks of Chicago, Illinois;
twenty-seven grandchildren; sixty-three great-grandchildren;
and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.