Carl Efford Wallace passed away on March 12, 2009 in Dearborn Heights, Michigan at the age of 70.rnrnHe was born on March 22, 1938 in McLeansboro, Illinois to Carl and Jewel (Sullivan) Wallace.rnrnHe was a welder and served in the United States Navy for many years.rnrnHe is survived by his sister-in-law: Darlene Wallace of Seminole, nephews, Jeff Wallace and Danny Wallace and Randy Novotney, nieces, Whitney Wallace, Mona Novotney, Connie Novotney. He is also survived by several cousins; Virginia Nicholson Martin, Bud, Jim, Johnny and Carolyn Sullivan, Floyd, Betty and Charley Davenport Jr., Jackie, Johnny and Cherokee Higgenbotham, Mike and John Lane, Judy Kay Powell, Sue Muse, Dorothy Bruster, Peggy Berridge and one aunt, Pearl Lane.rnrnHe is preceded in death by his parents: Carl and Jewel Wallace, brother, Dan Wallace and sister, Elita Grey Novotney.rnrnA visitation is scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2009 from 5-7 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Home, with a burial to take place on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Maple Grove Cemetery.rnrn rnrnrn Funeral Information: March 30, 2009, 2:00 AM