Don T. "Bud" Wallace

Sherman- Funeral services for Don T. "Bud' Wallace will be held at 11:00 AM Friday September 28 at the First United Methodist Church of Sherman. Dr. James Pledger and Dr. Joe Dan Fowler will officiate. Pallbearers will be Steve Keller, Harold W. Kinamon, Adam Robinson, Tom Robinson, Bill Sims, and Jack Wall. Private family committal services will be held at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman. Mr. Wallace, 71, passed away Tuesday September 25 at Texoma Medical Center.

Bud was born August 18, 1941 in Sherman to the late Foy and Jennie C. (Robinson) Wallace. He graduated from Gunter schools in 1959 and East Texas State University in 1963. On June 12, 1965, he and Leneta Gideon were married in Brownsboro, Texas. Bud was a National Bank Examiner for two years before joining his father in 1965 at North Texas Construction Company in Sherman where he worked for the remainder of his career.

Bud was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Sherman, having served on the Board of Trustees for 15 years; he was active in the Sherman and Grayson Rotary Clubs, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow; he served on the Municipal Airport Board, the Sherman Parks and Recreation Board, the Executive Board of the Circle 10 Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Board of Directors for the local Salvation Army; he served as a trustee of the Old Settlers Association of Grayson County, two terms on the Sherman City Council, as well as numerous bank boards throughout his career.

An avid outdoorsman, Bud had a lifelong passion for hunting and shooting sports. He never missed an opportunity to be in the field and cherished the camaraderie and friendships he gained through these experiences.

Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife of 47 years, Leneta of Sherman; two sons, Greg Wallace of Sherman and Scott Wallace of Dallas; two grandchildren, Jacek and Gavin Wallace of Sherman; and one sister, Barbara Moses of McKinney; brother-in-law, Jerry Gideon and wife Molly of San Angelo; two sisters-in-law, Sally Jones and husband Fowler of Edgewood, Texas and Patsy Fowler and husband Joe Dan of Bartlesville, OK; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

The family will receive friends following the funeral at the First United Methodist Church of Sherman. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Sherman, the Boy Scouts of America, or any local charity.