IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Bobby Joe

Bobby Joe Wallace Profile Photo

Wallace

November 12, 1941 – January 12, 2024

Obituary

Bobby "Rabbit" Joe Wallace, 82, of Lilbert, passed away on January 12, 2024, in the community of Wallace Grove. A celebration of life will be held 6pm – 8pm Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Dickie Allen Funeral home in Cushing, TX.. Bobby Joe Wallace was born November 12, 1941, to Floy Wallace and Claude Jordan in a logging camp in Shelby County near Patroon, TX. He went to elementary school in Lilbert and secondary thru high school in Cushing. He attended Jacksonville Babtist College for 2 years. After marrying and starting a family Bobby went to work for Texas Power and Light in September 1962 where he worked for 30 years as a lineman, etc. upon retiring in 1992. During that time, Bobby raised children, cut hay, raced motorcycles, raced cars, and loved to dance at the dance halls. It was always said he could dance like Elvis. In his later years, he enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and great grandkids, riding his tractor, and mowing his lawn, very short. He loved Jesus, his friends, and his community. He enjoyed Willie Nelson and moon pies. Bobby Wallace is preceded in death by his wife Iva Lee Davis Wallace, stepdaughter Rhonda Gustafson, sister Hazel Mullins, sister Martha Ann Hartless, and sister Betty Simpson. Bobby Wallace is survived by Stuart Vanshoubrouk and wife Paula of Nacogdoches, TX, Joseph Vanshoubrouk of Cushing, TX, Krissy Wallace of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Kent Dudley and wife Sheri of Midlothian, TX. Brother Floyd "Jr" Wallace of Mixon, TX. Grandchildren Nicole Vanshoubrouek, Bailey Naples, Craig Hargrove, Marshall Dudley, Zack Gustafson, and Abby Kerska. Great Grandchildren Bryce, Braden, Hannah, Emma, Preston, Rhodes, Silas, Nolan, Nora, Rhonda, and Gus. And many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family of Bobby Wallace wished to extend our sincere thanks to the Nacogdoches Medical Center and their staff, Hospice In the Pines and their staff, and Dickie Allen Funeral Home and their staff.

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Memorial Gathering

January
17

Dickie Allen Funeral Home

989 7th St, Cushing, TX 75760

Starts at 6:00 pm

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