Mary Monsarrat (Belles) Wallis, daughter of the John Q. and Antonia
(Garcia) Veles, was born March 3, 1923 in Wahiawa, Hawaii at home.
Mary grew up in Hawaii and attended school. As a young girl, Mary
was still living in Hawaii when the bombing of Pearl Harbor took place
and shortly after that she came to the Mainland and lived in California
for a few years.
On February 23, 1944, Mary was united in marriage to James “Jim”
Lehman Wallis in Dallas, Texas. They shared many wonderful years
together and were blessed with nine children: James Jr., John, Charles,
Mark, Michael, Thomas, Timothy, Sharon and Patricia. Jim preceded her
in death September 20, 2001.
Due to Jim being in the United States Navy, Mary and the family
lived in various places throughout his career. For a time, Mary worked
at Shandley’s Black Label Distributing in the Warehouse while they lived
in California. On April 13, 1973, Mary and the family moved to the
Waynesville area.
After moving to Waynesville, Mary became a member of the St. Robert
Bellarmine Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Rosary Society.
In her spare time, she enjoyed reading and loved to see new places
while traveling. Most importantly, she treasured those times spent with
her family and friends.
Mary passed away the evening of Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in the
University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics of Columbia, Missouri having
attained the age of 89 years. She will be sadly missed by all those
that knew and loved her.
Mary leaves to cherish her memory her seven sons: James Wallis, Jr.
of Mammoth Springs, AR, John Wallis of Richmond, KY, Charles Wallis of
San Diego, CA, Mark Wallis of Tucson, AZ, Michael Wallis of Shawnee, KS,
Thomas Wallis of Las Vegas, NV and Timothy Wallis of Loveland, CO; two
daughters: Sharon Wallis of Conroe, TX and Patricia Phillippe of Austin,
TX; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; several other relatives
and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mary was preceded in death
by four brothers: John, Tony, Albert and David Belles and four sisters:
Minnie Christensen, Margaret Arroyo, Helen Palmer, and Julia Ortiz.
Funeral Mass was held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church of St. Robert with Father John
Groner officiating. Organist Evelyn Horine accompanied the congregation
as they sang responses. Serving as escorts were Jim, John, Mark,
Michael, Tom and Tim Wallis, Jerry Phillippe and Jade Sandberg. Serving
as honorary escort was Dan Wallis.
Burial followed in the Resurrection Cemetery of St. Robert.
Services were under the direction of Memorial Chapels and Crematory of
Waynesville / St. Robert.
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