Dr. Volney Wallace Obituary (1925 - 2016)

Dr. Volney Wallace, 90, passed away at home April 22, 2016. He was the son of Benjamin Butler and Rosa Olive Owen Wallace. He grew up in rural Idaho. He loved to walk the hills between Ammon and Idaho Falls. He enjoyed looking for minerals and learning the geology of the area. His family established the Wallace Dairy in Idaho Falls. After high school he attended the University of Idaho at Pocatello where he met Glenine Gardner in August of 1943. They were married in the Logan Utah Temple on Dec. 20, 1944. He transferred to the University of Idaho at Moscow where he received his B.S. He then continued his education at Purdue University where he received his Masters and PhD in Agriculture Chemistry. He served as a Branch President, a counselor in the bishopric and a gospel doctrine teacher in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Volney will be remembered as a very scientific person who enjoyed sharing his love of science with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was an inventor. His most notable invention is the Wall O Water (a plant protector). He was a scientist at Dugway Proving Ground until he retired. He is survived by his wife Glenine and his daughter Beth Dufresne; his sons David (Jane Erickson), Steven (JoLyn), Allen (Sherry), and Mark (Kay) Wallace; 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers Ivan (Lorraine) and Uriel Wallace; and sister Dorothy (Eldon) Walker. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Lew, Owen and Orval Wallace; and a grandson Nathan. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 1:00pm in the Heritage Ward Chapel at 67 West Clay Park Drive, Murray, Utah with Bishop Mark Ogden presiding. Friends may call at the Church Saturday between 11:30-12:45. Burial will be in the Murray City Cemetery. The funeral is under the direction of Jenkins-Soffe. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 South State Street Murray, UT