Wallace Earl Freeman

 Wallace Earl Freeman, better known as Ted, was born on August 23, 1938, to Mamie Salter and Tom Tolliver Freeman in Treutlen County, Soperton, Georgia. He attended school in Soperton, Georgia. His family moved to Emmanuel County Georgia in the early 50's, where he met and married Eva Mae Woods in 1957. He worked at Perkins Poultry and was a logger at the logging woods in 1963.

Wallace moved his family to Philadelphia Pa. He worked at Horn & Hardart Restaurant, the Navy Yard, and various companies under the SEIU Union Local 36. He worked at1530 Chestnut St. He worked as a Custodian Supervisor, from1964 through 1996 coinciding with working at S. Tollins for17 years as a furniture delivery man. He worked for Kmart part-time as a Maintenance Supervisor for approximately 10 years. Wallace was a good and honest family man. He was very spirited and opinionated. He was also quite humorous at times. He worked two to three jobs most of his life. He managed to spend quality time with his family every Saturday and Sunday. He would take his family out to places like Jerry's Corner, 69th Street Drive-In, and places to eat like Gino's, and Dairy Queen. He also enjoyed watching television with his family such as variety shows, westerns and wrestling over the years. He took his family on a road trip vacation annually to Georgia to visit family and friends. He drove the whole way down and back himself. He loved to drive long distances. Wallace had a great love for cars. He loved to customize them in his younger days. He also loved playing his guitars. He once played at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center for an Art Exhibition which gave him great pleasure. He also had a fondness for animals. We will miss him dearly, but we have our memories of his love forever etched in our hearts.