Laura Zadie Wallace
1924 - 2011 (87 years)
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Name Laura Zadie Wallace Birth 16 May 1924 Axtell, McLennan, TX 
- Birth date from obituary.
Gender Female Death 25 Aug 2011 Waco, McLennan, TX - Laura Ling, 87, of Lorena, was called home by her Heavenly Father Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. Services celebrating her life will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the Waco Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Patterson officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday also at the funeral home.
Laura was born in Axtell, Texas, May 16, 1924, to Arthur D. Wallace and Julia F. Trollinger Wallace. Laura was the seventh of ten siblings. She married Melvin James Ling April 3, 1945, and they had two children. Her beloved husband of 35 years preceded her in death Sept. 30, 1980. Laura worked for Owens-Illinois Glass Plant in Waco for 38 years. She lived in McLennan County her entire life. Laura will be greatly missed by all who loved her.
Laura was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband; brothers, R.L., A.L. & Roy Wallace; sisters, Edna Cook, Nell Wallace, and Mary Neal.
She is survived by her son, Melvin Bruce Ling; and daughter, Nancy Ruth Ling, both of Lorena. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Tristan Landers of McGregor, and Emily Ling of Austin. She has five great-grandchildren, Abbi, Laurin & Wyatt McNiel of Moody and Matthew & Sarah Landers, both of McGregor. Laura is also survived by her brother, Bill Wallace; and sister, Shirley Springfield, both of Robinson.
May 16, 1924 - August 25, 2011
Laura Ling - Waco Tribune-Herald - (Aug/29/2011)
Burial Robinson, McLennan, TX - BURIAL Chapel Hill Memorial Park
Robinson, McLennan County, Texas, USA
Person ID I24585 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 3 May 2023
Father Arthur Daniel Wallace, b. 20 Jun 1890, Burnet, Burnet, TX d. 30 Sep 1961, Lorena, McLennan, TX (Age 71 years) Mother Julia Frances Trollinger, b. 18 Mar 1892, Hindsville, Madison, AR d. 27 Jan 1987, Waco, McLennan, TX (Age 94 years) Family ID F7290 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Melvin James Ling, b. 5 Feb 1922, TX d. 30 Sep 1980, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States (Age 58 years) Children 1. Nancy Ruth Ling, b. 18 Oct 1957, McLennan County, TX Family ID F9827 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
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Birth - 16 May 1924 - Axtell, McLennan, TX 
Death - 25 Aug 2011 - Waco, McLennan, TX = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Julia Wallace was my grandmother. She was called Nannie by all her grandchildren and further generations. I was very lucky. My mother (Laura) worked shift work as I was growing up and Nannie was my babysitter. I loved listening to her talk about when she was a small child and her family moved to Texas from Arkansas. They came in a covered wagon. She was the only girl with 9 brothers. Her life was hard, but she believed in God and knew that He never gives us more than we can handle.
She and Grandad had 10 children. I was on of the 32 grandchildren. She would tell everyone that she was very blessed and that Family was the second most important thing in life. She kept handwritten notes of her ancestors birth and death dates. It is Nannie who got me originally interested in genealogy when I was a child.
She was a wonderful woman and a magnificent Nannie.
- Julia Wallace was my grandmother. She was called Nannie by all her grandchildren and further generations. I was very lucky. My mother (Laura) worked shift work as I was growing up and Nannie was my babysitter. I loved listening to her talk about when she was a small child and her family moved to Texas from Arkansas. They came in a covered wagon. She was the only girl with 9 brothers. Her life was hard, but she believed in God and knew that He never gives us more than we can handle.