Obituary of Joan Marie Wallace

Joan Marie Wallace, age 62, of Barker St. Apartments, Hawley, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. Born November 12, 1945, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ada (Lummis) Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband of 8 years, Eugene F. Wallace, in 2000. Formerly of Greentown, she had been a Hawley resident since 1999. She attended New Hope Pentecostal Church in Beach Lake. A homemaker and avid bingo player who loved to visit with her Barker St. neighbors, she was also active with Step By Step. She is survived by one son: Robert Parry and his companion, Tina Wood, of Honesdale; a sister and brother-in-law: Kathie and Wilmer Hibbs of Newfoundland; three brothers: Denton Donald Bennett of Honesdale, Gary Bennett and his wife, Tina, of Forest City, and Robert Bennett of Tennessee; several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service on Friday, Sept. 5, at 11:00 AM at Barker St. Apartments Community Room, 615 Barker St., Hawley, with Rev. Daryl Buckingham, Pastor of New Hope Pentecostal Church, officiating. Private cremation will be held at Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel.