Hettie Waff Wallace

   Hettie Waff Wallace, 94, formerly of Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018.

   Mrs. Wallace was born in Chowan County on November 20, 1923, and was the daughter of the late John and Hettie Waff. Employed as a bookkeeper with Edenton Tractor Company for many years, she was a faithful member of Macedonia Baptist Church, its Adult Choir, the W.M.U., the church Prayer Group, and had served as a Sunday school teacher and Girls in Action leader.

   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Wallace, Jr.; her sisters, Mildred, Doris, and Juanita; and by her brothers, Edward, John, Edsel, Alvin, and Maurice.

   Surviving are two daughters, Barbara W. McCabe and husband, Robert, of Winterville, and Hettie W. Grisette and husband, Al, of Goldsboro; a son, William E. “Bill” Wallace and wife, Charlotte, of Haw River; a sister, Kathleen Byrum of Tyner; and two sisters-in-law, Sarah and Doris Waff. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Kim Storino, Jeff McMillion, Kristy Hornthall, Layton Grisette, Bill Wallace, Kimberly Barr, and Julius Grisette; ten great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

   Following a private family burial in the Waff Family Cemetery, a service celebrating her life will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in Macedonia Baptist Church, and will be conducted by her pastor, The Rev. Bob Young. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church immediately following the service.

   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, P.O. Box 18, Edenton, NC 27932.

   Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made to them by visiting www.millerfhc.com.