Stanley Charles Wallace, 72, of Paducah passed away at 9:34 AM on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at his residence.
Stanley was born on August 12, 1953 to James and Verlene Wallace. As a boy he was active in Boy Scouts and earned his Eagle Scout Badge. He graduated from Reidland High School in 1971. As a young man he apprenticed with his father and uncles in the home building business. He married his High School Sweetheart, Carole Harned and they had two sons, Daniel and Jason. He joined the US Coast Guard in 1974 at the age of Twenty and had a twenty-four-year career serving on the rivers and at sea, climbing through the ranks to Senior Chief. Carol would later get cancer, and he submitted retirement papers in order to bring her back to their hometown of Paducah. Following her death, he wor