Janet Wallace
Janet Wallace, 87, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at home.
She was born Aug. 19, 1936 in Ginghamsburg, one of six children of Ivalue and William (Bill) Reed.
After high school, she became a waitress at the Skyscraper Restaurant in downtown Hillsboro, worked on the assembly line making pants at the Pants Factory in Hillsboro, was a cashier at the Hillsboro Sundry Store and sold jewelry at Limes Jewelry Store. Before retirement, she spent the last 10 years of her career as a school bus driver for Centerville City Schools (subbing for Carlisle and Franklin) and received her groom's license to groom and care for harness racehorses.
While attending a 30-year class reunion in 1984, she met the love of her life, Howard Wallace, and they were married May 24, 1986. They loved traveling together, whether it was while Howard was racing standardbred horses, the many cruises they went on or the 23 winters they spent camping in Okeechobee, Fla.
Janet's talents were many, and when she wasn't in the casino pulling the arm on the slot machine, she was an accomplished sewer, quilter, crafter and a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who would give the shirt off her back to anyone in need. She was a proud member of the Hillsboro Chapter Eastern Star. She enjoyed playing cards with the "gang," and any traveling or shopping adventure with the "girls." She loved donkeys and would collect figurines from all her travels.
She had a natural love for children and loved her family with all her heart. You could find their pictures all over the house, especially in her sewing room, where she spent most of her time. She will be remembered for her contagious smile, her warm generous heart, her calm, welcoming nature and her witty sense of humor.
Her legacy will live on for generations to come, inspiring those who were around her with her full-of-life energy and her selflessness that will continue to remain in the hearts all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Janet is survived by her husband of 38 years, Howard Wallace; sister, Rita (Fisher) Snyder; brothers, Ronald "Ronnie" (Alice) Fisher and Harold Fisher; son, Timothy (Maureen) Trefz; granddaughter, Stevie (Frank) Nagy; grandson, Perry (Eden) Trefz; great-grandaughters, Sydney, Alexis (Lexii) and Savannah; a great-grandson, Skylar; and many, many nieces, nephews and dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Dougie and Gary; sister, Wilma Jean Hopkins; sisters-in-law, June Fisher and Judy Fisher; brother-in-law, Jim Snyder; and brother, Jackie Lee Fisher.
Visitation will be held Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 from noon-1:30 p.m. with services immediately following at Thompson Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memory Gardens.
The family would like to extend a sincere thanks for the wonderful help and care given by Queen City Hospice.
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