Carol "Janie" Wallace

To know her was to love her; a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend she was larger than life.

Carol was always much more than a homemaker or waitress; she was a born entertainer. Her charismatic way always made people smile and feel warm and welcome. She had a remarkable way of viewing the world in a positive light, as if she were always looking through a beautiful kaleidoscope. Carol always leaned towards the arts and was extremely talented. She filled our lives with joy through her talents: singing, dancing, oil painting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, cooking, decorating and her real love gardening. Mom always had a remarkable vegetable garden, and her flower garden was a sight to behold.

Preceded in death by loving husband, James Joseph Wallace; mother, Stella Klepper (Stanley); father, Franklin Copley; step-son, Gregg Ritchie Wallace; brothers, Franklin Lee Copley and Charles Jerome Copley; sisters, Wilma Dean Havens (aka Deana) and Diana Jean Apperson.

Survived by step-son, Daniel Buckner Wallace (Judy); daughters, Tammie Jude-Reiche (Ken) and Tonya Sue Jude-Bearce; grandchildren, Tim and Karl Kolzow, Brian Wallace, Erin Koerbel, Anastasia McBride and Tabitha Lanman; and several great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul Edward Copley, James Virgil Copley and Jimmy Ray Copley; and sisters, Patsy Sue Waters and Paulette Schaid.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Berry Lynnhurst Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918. A graveside service will follow at Lynnhurst Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.berrylynnhurst.com for the Wallace family.