Catherine Wallace

Mrs. Catherine Laverne Wallace, 85, of Union City passed away 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at the Union City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. David Kendall and Bill Denman will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Tuesday at the funeral home.
She was born April 30, 1932, in Union City, daughter of the late Athel and Mollie (Pollard) Burress. She married Waymon Wallace Dec. 6, 1963. He preceded her in death Dec. 21, 2010.
She had been employed in the dietary department at the former Obion County General Hospital and was a caregiver for children in her home for many years. She was a member of Fremont Church of Christ.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Avella Bruce of Union City; her niece, Cathy Burress Massey of Union City, who provided special care for her for many years; her niece, Ethelene White; her nephew and his wife, Finis and Judy Burress all of Union City, who gave loving care to her while she was a resident of the Union City Manor for the past seven years; several other nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Clarence Burress, Burthel Goode, Herman Burress and Nolie Burress.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.emfuneralhome.com.
Published 11.20.17