At ten day illness of pneumonia from which he was believed to be
recovering but which was accompanied last night by a heart attack resulted in
the death of Herman J Wallace, 72, prominent Bufkin
community farmer, at 1:40 a.m. today at his home on R.R.3.
Few South Posey county residents had a larger or more
favorable acquaintance in addition to his farm operations which for many years
included poultry raising. Mr. Wallace was a
substitute rural mail carrier of the
He was an active Republican in county and township politics. His duties as a mail carrier and
newspaper subscription taker had taken him into hundreds of local homes.
His genial disposition and his solid integrity had won him a legion of
friends.
He was a life-long resident of South Posey county.
His parents, representatives of pioneer local families, were Joshua
Wallace, a Civil War veteran, and Caroline Pritchard Wallace.
The body is at
Short Niehaus Funeral Home where friends may call
beginning this evening. The funeral service will be at
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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers