J ames D. "Jimmy" Wallace , age 43 of Shannon, IL passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. He was born August 22, 1974 in Savanna, IL to the late Donald And Janet (Traum) Wallace. Jimmy was a 1992 graduate of Eastland High School and attended Sauk Valley College.

Jimmy worked for Honeywell Sensing and Control in Freeport, Seward Screw Products, Greenlee Textron, Triparts Screw Products, Process Screw,  Rudes Custom Butchering in Shannon and Polo, he was co-owner of G&J Trucking Co., and owned his own machine shop "Wally's Screw Products". Jimmy enjoyed hunting, the outdoors, and computers.

He is survived by his wife, Corrine of Shannon; his daughter, Carmen; his sister, Tammy (Henry) Ihus; his father-in-law, Paul (Pat) Rhoads; his mother-in-law, Lupe Rhoads (John Grove); his aunt, Carol (Butch) Wiersema; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Brenda Reed.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Hermann Funeral Home in Shannon at 10:00 a.m. There will be a visitation on Friday, March 23, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. also at the Funeral Home. Interment will take place at Brethren Cemetery in Shannon. In Lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for his daughter. Condolences may be shared with Jimmy's family at www.hermannfuneralhome.com