Wallace Earnest

Mr. Wallace Earnest, age 78, of Moscow, departed this life Monday, August 31, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in Somerville.

A native of Fayette County, he was born November 21, 1936, son of the late Richard Henry Earnest and Nannie Elizabeth Joyner Earnest and lived most of his life there except for a few years in Kansas and Mississippi. He was a sawmill operator for several years and worked at several odd jobs for himself and others. Mr. Earnest was a Baptist in belief.

Survivors include three sisters, Margie Elizabeth Henry of Covington, Ruby Jane Davis (Leon) and Mildred Juanita Cannon (Richard), all of Moscow; and a brother, William Earl Earnest of Haysville, KS. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Bob, Henry, Knox, Dewey and Wayne Earnest. The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (www.stjude.org/donate)