Wallace "Jelly" Fields Hunter, 83 of
McKinney passed away Thursday,
June 25, 2009 at Bradford Oaks Assisted
Living in McKinney. He
was born July 10, 1925 in Van Alstyne, son
of Joe William Hunter and
Dovie Tamsie Fields. He was baptized
into Field City Baptist
Church in 1956. He served as Deacon at
Field City Baptist Church
and later at Northway Baptist Church in
Dallas. He married
Marquita Chambers on November 19, 1947 in
McKinney and they had three
daughters.
Wallace was employed by Southland
Corporation for thirty years.
After retirement he moved back to Van
Alstyne. Also, Wallace was
in the U.S. Army and he spent thirteen years
with the McArthur GHQ in
Japan. He is survived by his three
daughters, Tamsie Opal
McDonald of Dallas; Debra Lynn Knipp &
husband Jimmy of Princeton;
Lisa Dianne Howard and husband Steve of The
Colony; four grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; and one sister,
Mozelle Napoli of Van
Alstyne. Funeral services will be at
10:00 am on Monday, June 29,
2009 at Flesher Funeral Home in Van Alstyne
with Brother Mike Fechner
officiating. Burial will follow at the
Van Alstyne
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4
pm Sunday evening.
