Myrlie Griggs Wallace

Mrs. Myrlie Griggs Wallace, 86, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband by her side on Friday, June 9, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, June 12, at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Jimmie Furr officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Myrlie was born July 17, 1930, a daughter of the late Peter Lyndon and Tossie Williams Griggs. She graduated from Deep Creek School and went to work for Anson Flower Shop. After 20 years, she left the flower business and started work at Pee Dee Electric, Inc., where she worked for 30 years in the accounting department. Myrlie dearly loved her family and spent many enjoyable hours gardening, working in flower beds, bird watching and creating a most special place for her husband and children she called home. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Charles A. Wallace of the home; a daughter, Arnette (John) Tolhurst of Bostic; a granddaughter, Shawn Tolhurst of Santa Fe, NM; a great-granddaughter, Lillian Harris of Dayton, OH; and two brothers-in-law, Bob Dillingham of Chesapeake, VA and Johnny Wallace of Wadesboro. Memorials may be to Liberty HomeCare & Hospice, 119 W. Wade St., Wadesboro, NC 28170. Visitation New Hope United Methodist Church Monday June 12th, 2017 10:00am - 11:00am 21 Mayesville Rd. Morven, NC 28119 Funeral Service New Hope United Methodist Church Monday June 12th, 2017 11:00am 21 Mayesville Rd. Morven, NC 28119 Special Instructions: Interment will follow the service at Anson Memorial Park.