Eileen Kay Wallace

May 9, 1946, to June 22, 2022

Eileen Kay Wallace (76) of Chattaroy, Washington passed away in the afternoon hours of Wednesday,

June 22, 2022, in Spokane Valley Washington.

Eileen was born May 9, 1946, in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Ross and Irene Cox. Eileen grew up in

the Bussey Iowa area attending both Bussey and Twin Cedars schools. After graduating High School in

1964, Eileen attended the Midwestern School of Evangelism where she met Donald Henry of Cozad

Nebraska.

Eileen and Donald were married and lived in Tucson Arizona where they had two children, Jeffrey Henry

and Jennifer Schroeder. The family lived in the Tucson area until 1974, when they drove up to Spokane

Washington to see Expo '74, Spokane's World's Fair. They stayed with members of the local Church of

Christ fell in love with the area, and never left. They lived in Spokane for a few years before buying a

farm in Deer Park Washington.

Eileen moved back to Spokane in 1978 and she remained devoted to her kids. Eileen was involved with

school functions and PTA, supporting her kids with their sports and school activities. Eileen loved to

camp and go to the Washington and Oregon coasts, she always made sure her kids had their own type

of adventure from camping in the Woodland Zoo parking lot in the Seattle area to salmon fishing and

dune buggy riding at the Oregon coast.

Eileen and James (Jim) Wallace met when she owned her own Secretarial Service and was a property

Manager for commercial property in downtown Spokane, they married on 11/25/1994. Jim was devoted

to Eileen and they truly loved each other. The couple would vacation in the Long Beach area on the

Washington coast, at least once a year.

Eileen was a doting and attentive grandmother to her three granddaughters, Makenna, Meghan, and

Kortney. She would get confused trying to call to them all, so she just called them "Makorghan", the girls

loved it. She babysat all of the girls when they were younger and truly enjoyed "grandma" time. As the

girls got older, Eileen supported the girls with whatever she could, attending activities or just a phone

call from grandma.

Eileen is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Jim Wallace who passed away in April 2020.

Eileen is survived by her son Jeff Henry, his wife Jennifer, daughter Makenna Pelletier and her husband

Jamar, daughter Meghan Martin, and her husband Gabe; by her daughter Jennifer Schroeder, her

husband Todd, daughter Kortney Richardson, stepdaughter Lillian Schroeder, and stepson Ryan

Schroeder.

Eileen's smile, laughter, and witty sense of humor lit up any room, she will truly be missed!!

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport,

WA is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are welcome to visit their website at

www.shermancampbell.com