Richard Wallace and Beatrice Gay were married on June 25, 1961, by the Rev. Otis McClung in Farmville Baptist Church. The couple has two daughters, Denise Wallace Heitkamp and husband, Craig of Savage, MN, Michele “Shell” Wallace of Carolina Beach, NC, and one grandson, David Richard Heitkamp of Savage, MN. In celebration, the couple has planned a trip to Branson, MO.