Funeral service for Freddie Cecil Wallace, 86, of Marshall will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 6, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Wallace passed away Tuesday, September 04, 2012 in Marshall. Freddie Cecil Wallace was born December 7, 1925 in Panola County, TX to Freddie Cecil, Sr. and Connie Briggs Wallace. Mr. Wallace served his country in the U S Navy during World War II. He worked for the Marshall Police Department for 27 years. Mr. Wallace worked his way up the ranks beginning as a dispatcher and working every job for the P.D. until he was Chief of Police from 1978 to 1982.. He was also selected as Officer of the Year in 1979. Mr. Wallace was a former member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Mr. Wallace married Donna Houser Wallace on October 18, 1946 in Longview, TX. Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife Donna Wallace of Marshall. He was preceded in death by son Roy Lee Wallace and grandson Michael.