Joy (Nunn) Wallace

Joy Nunn Wallace, 82, went peacefully to the Lord on Saturday morning, July 4, 2015, surrounded by family. She was born March 14, 1933 in Apple Springs, Texas to the late Richard Samuel and Ollie Lee Nunn.

Funeral services for Mrs. Wallace will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin, with Brother Randy Brown officiating. Family and friends will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the cemetery for the interment in Pine Grove Cemetery near Corrigan.

Mrs. Wallace was a lifelong resident of Lufkin and was a 1952 graduate of Lufkin High School. She graduated from Pineywoods Business College in 1953. She was a secretary for Corbett Transport of Lufkin for over ten years. In 1965, she opened her custom drapery business, Joy Wallace Draperies. Her drapery making talent was well-known throughout the Lufkin area. She and her husband became members of Calvary Baptist Church in 1965. Worshiping the Lord was an essential part of her life and, once she became homebound, she would faithfully watch their church’s service on TV. She and her husband enjoyed chaperoning church trips with their daughters. One of her favorite pastimes was to shop for antiques and attend furniture auctions. Her greatest enjoyment in life was her grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time with them, clothes shopping for them, and attending their activities when possible.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Burleson Taylor Wallace; daughters, Charlotte Ann Stephens of Arlington and Cheryl Lynn Wallace of Tyler; grandchildren, Channing, Hunter, Brooke and Jackson Stephens; sister, Prebble Beaird and husband J. L. of Waco; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and special friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, R. L. Nunn; and sisters, Lillie Mae Nunn and Catherine Nunn.

Pallbearers will be Raymond Wallace, David Ray, Butch Bertin, Gerald Martin, Norman Turner, and her grandsons, Hunter Stephens and Jackson Stephens.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jarrod Wood and Frank Krise.

Special thanks to the staff of Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler and Hospice in the Pines for their loving care of Mrs. Wallace.

Memorial contributions to Mrs. Wallace’s memory may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, P. O. Box 571, Lufkin, TX 75902 or to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 W. Frank Avenue, Lufkin, TX 75904.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at Gipson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.