Dr. Wallace Alexander, 93, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Madisonville.

He was born on February 19, 1926 in North Georgia and was raised in Chattanooga, TN to the late William Henderson Alexander and Lacey Lorall Robinson Alexander. Wallace was the oldest of his siblings, Margaret Mae Alexander, Mary Jo Smith and James Lee Alexander.

During medical school he met the first love of his life, Evelyn Joann Storey.  He married her the day after his graduation October 1, 1954. Wallace and Jo were blessed with four daughters, Amy Jo Alexander, Margaret Ann Alexander Blum, Laura Ann Alexander Young and Martha Jo Alexander; two grandsons, Nicholas Alexander Pointer and Alexander Martin Alam.

"I have met two women that I immediately knew were great women. I wanted them both to be my wife. Fortunately, they both said yes."

Wallace met and married the second love of his life Faye Todd Alexander on January 21, 2006.  He was blessed in this marriage with four step- children, Ronnie Todd, Tim Todd, Patty Franklin, and Lynne Glaysbrook; five step-grandchildren, Dwight Franklin, Derrick Franklin, Jennifer Epley, Scott Sharp, and Stephanie Sharp-Gomez; three step-great-grandchildren, Collin Epley, Kate Epley, and Liam Gomez.

Wallace joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as a tail gunner on a B29 (the largest bomber in WW2);  Silver Star HQ 63 ^rd Infantry Division GO No. 543 (1945). He served the second time around with the USAF in Wiesbaden, West Germany, spending approximately three years there.  He returned to the US and was stationed at Sewart Air Force Base in Smyrna Tennessee. Wallace served his country in several military capacities over the course of his career.

Wallace completed medical school in 1954 at the University of Tennessee at Memphis. He completed his internship at Chattanooga Erlanger Hospital. He completed his residency under the USAF program at the University of Tennessee. After completion of his military duties, he moved to Madisonville Kentucky and started his practice at Trover Clinic on January 1, 1964. He retired his internal medicine practice in 2003.

Wallace received the honor of Kentucky Colonel. He was instrumental in nurturing the library, YMCA and Meals on Wheels in Hopkins County.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Dr. Joe Leonard officiating and Pastor Gary Bennett assisting. Burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville with military honors being conducted graveside by the Hopkins County Honor Guard.

The visitation will be from Noon until the service hour Saturday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are DW Dockery, Ronnie Todd, Barry Glaysbrook, Todd Young, Sam Franklin, Nicholas Pointer, and Derrick Franklin. Honorary Pallbearers are the deacons at First Baptist Church; Dr H Debandi, Jim McMurtrie, Romeo's (retired old men eating out) and his brother Jim.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Hopkins County Public Library 425 East Center St. Madisonville, Ky 42431 in honor of Dr. Alexander's love of books.