Ms. Jeanne Martin Wallace

****NOTE: ST. MARTIN OF TOURS EPISCOPAL CHURCH IS HOSTING A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE FOR THE FAMILY OF JEANNE MARTIN WALLACEON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022. ****PLEASE SEE SERVICE & LOCATION INFORMATION BELOW *****WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH: MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE STILL REQUIRED. THE CHURCH WILL PROVIDE HAND SANITIZER WHEN ENTERING THE BUILDING. ******IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, The family requests sending contributions to Centrica Care Navigators, 5473 Croyden Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009 and Springs at the Fountains, 1451 Bronson Way, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009 *****If you have any questions, please contact us at: (269) 342-1000 ___________________________ The Obituary Jeanne Martin Wallace, age 93 of Kalamazoo, formerly Sturgis, Michigan, passed away peacefully in the Springs nursing home on August 24, 2022. Jeanne was born on July 25,1929 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Maude L. (Coleman) Burrows. Jeanne attended DuSable High School on the southside of Chicago thru her Junior year and participated in the marching and concert band where she played the clarinet under band director, Captain Diet. Her senior year was spent at Sturgis High School (SHS) where she also played in the marching and concert band and graduated. Upon graduation, Jeanne attempted to find employment at Montgomery Ward in Sturgis as a secretary and was denied due to being black. She filed a complaint with the Fair Employment Practice Commission, won and was offered a position. By that time, she had moved to Chicago and was hired at Montgomery Ward as a secretary there. She married at the age of 20 and had a son William F. Mallory Wallace. She divorced and in 1953 married Menloe A. Wallace, Jr. Together they had three daughters, Jeanine, Juliana and Michelle Anne. That marriage ended in 1988. Jeanne served as a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader, was an active member of the SHS band parents and worked for Sturgis Public Schools. Upon moving to Kalamazoo, she became a member of St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church where she served on the alter guild. She also worked as a manager of and retired from a retail store run by the Junior League. Jeanne loved planting flowers, children, blankets and being outdoors. She is survived by her children: Jeanine (Eugene Jr.) Fellings, Juliana Dixon and Michelle (Curtis) Snell; grandchildren: Raquel Fellings, Tasha (Dwayne, Sr.) Kelly, Eugene III (Marcia) Fellings, Leslie (Ryan) Teelander, Miranda (Craig) Begley, Jaleesa Dixon, Jamaal Dixon, Marchelle Wallace-Hill, Julien Wallace and Brea Snell; great grandchildren: Janeesa Lewis, Joneel Lewis, Jaylen Lewis, Layla Kelly, Dwayne Kelly, Jr., and Ravyn Kelly, Shyla Lipsey, Eugene Fellings IV, Ava Fellings and Easlin Fellings, Kaitlin Carpenter and Zachery Carpenter, Landon Teelander and Leilani Teelander and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, former husband, Menloe Wallace, son William Wallace, sister Lorraine Brown and brother William Burrows.

Ms. Jeanne Martin Wallace

July 25, 1929 - August 24, 2022