Dillon – Betty Jean Mahaffey Wallace, 85, died at the McLeod Regional Medical Center Dillon, Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, October 4, 2013 at Main Street United Methodist Church with interment in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the Church prior to the service.

Mrs. Wallace was born in Lancaster, SC on September 18, 1928, the daughter of the late Sidney Belk and Maisie Gertrude Mahaffey. She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She enjoyed working with the theatre and arts in Dillon County. She was a member and very active in the Dillon County Historical Society. She retired from the Dillon County School System as a Teacher and a Speech Pathologist.

She is survived by her husband, Osbourne L. Wallace of the home; son, Owen Lane Wallace (Natalie) of Dillon, SC, Joy Wallace Waller (Gene) of West Union, SC; grandchildren, Michael G. Waller (Brittany), Sydney W. Howle (Matthew), McCall W. Kurland (Ross), and Lane W. McDaniel (Jason); and brother, Joseph Alvin Mahaffey of Henderson, NC. She was predeceased by four brothers.

Memorials may be made to the Epworth Children’s Home, 2900 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29205.

You may sign the online guestbook at www.kannadayfuneralhome.com.