Alva Review-Courier -

Philip Gale Wallace was born on December 12, 1952, in Lynwood, California, to Lawrence and Lois Fortner Wallace. The family eventually settled in northwest Oklahoma on the family farm where he spent the remainder of his childhood. He graduated from Helena-Goltry High School in 1971. In 1973 he married Rebekah Lynn Rogers. Together they had seven children. He was a carpenter by trade for around 42 years. He passed away on December 1, 2019, at the age of 66.

He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother, John; one sister, Lorraine; and one daughter, Audrey.

He is survived by his son-in-law...