Jean Wallace Obituary

Jean L. Wallace Charleston - Jean Anderson Luke Wallace, widow of Dr. Earl K. Wallace, Jr., died on October 8, 2018. The relatives and friends of Mrs. E. K. Wallace, Jr., are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 1:00 PM, Friday, October 12, 2018, at St. Philip's Church. Burial in the churchyard will be private. The family will receive friends following the service in the Parish Hall. Bishop Gadsden residents and friends may call between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, Thursday evening, at The Mappus Card Room at Bishop Gadsden. Online condolences may be offered at www.CharlestonFunerals.com. Jean was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Frances Graham Luke and Alexander MacNaughton Luke on October 14, 1928. She was educated at Winchester-Thurston School and Pine Manor Junior College. Jean loved The Lord and was an active member of St. Philip's Church in Charleston, serving as Sunday School Teacher, Lector, Altar Guild Chairman and President of ECW. She was also a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames, The Carolina Assembly, The Ivy Garden Club and was a former member of the Junior League. Her smile could light up a room and she had a heart for people of all ages. Jean cherished her time with her family, especially her grandchildren, whom she loved unconditionally and encouraged uniquely, without reservation. We will all miss her dearly, but will carry her in our hearts. Jean is survived by three sons: Alexander Luke Wallace and his wife, Mary, of Brooklyn, NY, David Earl Wallace and his wife, Millie, of Wadmalaw Island, SC, Andrew MacNaughton Wallace also of Wadmalaw Island, SC; and two daughters: Nancy Wallace Robins and her husband, Gill, of Brevard, NC, and Jean Anderson Luke Wallace (Gigi) of Mt. Pleasant, SC. She also leaves behind nine grandchildren: Katharine Wallace Ramirez and her husband, Charles, of Charleston, SC, Jane Wallace Walker and her husband, Chris, of Houston TX, Alexander MacNaughton Wallace and his wife, Jeanette, of Brooklyn, NY, James Woods Wallace, Earl Keeney Wallace III, and MacNaughton Kilbourne Wallace all of Raleigh, NC, Lydia Robins Hendrix and her husband, Clay, of Columbia, SC, Frances Hall Saalfield of Jackson, WY, John Irvin Saalfield III of Charleston, SC; eight great-grandchildren: Caroline, Ryan, William, Charlotte, Nora, Bea, Mia, and Ollie, as well as a step-sister, Clementina Rutledge Edwards of Charleston, SC. She was predeceased by her husband and a son, Michael Keeney Wallace. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Lamb Institute, PO Box 20488, Charleston 29413, www.lambinstitute.org for online gift or Bishop Gadsden Employees Assistance Fund, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, Inc. (843)766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston