Wallace B. Lewallen, 76, of Corning died Aug. 19, 2004, at the Med Center in Memphis.

He was born Sept. 24, 1927, in Alicia, Ark., the son of Bill and Carrie Dobbs Lewallen.

He was united in marriage to Freida Oneita Sauls on Sept. 3, 1947.

Mr. Lewallen was of the Methodist faith and a member of a Masonic Lodge in Hoxie. He was a retired farmer.

He was preceded in death by his father, Bill Lewallen; and one son, Kelly Lewallen.

He is survived by his wife, Freida Sauls Lewallen of the home in Corning; one daughter, Suzanne Daniels of Caraway; one son, Wallace Gaylon Lewallen; his mother, Carrie Lewallen of Pocahontas; two brothers, Dennis Lewallen of Nelson, Ill., and Dale Lewallen of Pocahontas; four grandchildren, Marcus Price, T. Daniels, Lacey Lewallen and Channing Lewallen; four great-grandchildren, Dalton Price, Chandler Daniels, Cayci Daniels and Cole Lewallen.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel in Corning with Blue Riggan as the special speaker. Burial followed in the Corning Cemetery.

Ermert Funeral Home of Corning was in charge of the arrangements.