Fred Wilbur Wallace

Fred Wilbur Wallace of Jacksonville died Nov. 4, 2026. He was 94. He was born in a log cabin in Manchester, Ohio, and grew up in Dayton. While serving in the U.S. Navy, he came to Jacksonville, where he met and married Norma Nell, and he never left. He began as a pressman at Lewis Business Forms and rose to director of manufacturing, earning a degree from Jacksonville University while he worked. He loved telling stories and jokes, cheering on the Florida Gators and riding his John Deere, but most of all spending time with his family. He is survived by two daughters, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews in Ohio and Kentucky.