The Lafayette Journal & Courier, Wednesday Evening, July 4, 1945

Adam WALLACE, 87, long identified with the business life of Lafayette, and a member of 
the first class to graduate from Purdue University, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth 
Hospital.  He lived at 710 North Main Street, West Lafayette with his daughter, Miss Francis 
Wallace, assistant to Prof. R. W. BABCOCK, Purdue University Editor.

A native of Sturgis, KY he came here with his parent in 184?. He was graduated from 
Purdue in 1874 and  as a young man embarked in the plumbing business with his father, 
Robert B. WALLACE. Later he was associated  with the A. C. TINNEY Drug Company, 
secretary of the old Lafayette Gas Company, teller at  the old First National Bank and 
Vice President of the Indiana Wagon Works.  For 20 years he was superintendent of 
Spring Vale Cemetery retiring in 1940.

His marriage to Carrie B. SMITH took place in 1885; she died several years ago. He was 
a member of the Masonic Lodge, No 492, and the Knights of Pythias. Besides his daughter 
he leaves a son Kenneth WALLACE, of Los Angeles; two sister's, Mrs. Beatrice NEHRIG and 
Mrs. Rose WHEATLEY of Los Angeles and a brother Robert B. WALLACE, Arcadia, CA.

Body at Rogers and Henderson Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Thursday with services there 
Friday at 10 p.m.

12 Jun 2000
updated Mar 2001

Jean Hehn

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