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Quentin Eugene Wallace, 79, died Tuesday (April 4, 2023) at his home in Wichita.
He was born on January 30, 1944 in Wichita, the son of Marlin Eugene and Elizabeth Wallace Hiebert. A lifelong resident of Wichita, Quentin graduated from Wichita North High School where he had been a Drum Major. He later went to Wichita State University and Temple University. During the Viet Nam Conflict he served in the U.S. Navy after which he went to the University of Iowa where he received his Master’s Degree in Trombone.
Quentin married Jozelle Anne Johnson on March 24, 1984 in Wichita. For 30 years he was a Band and Orchestra Teacher for Wichita U.S.D. #259.
He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church as well as being a part of Bible Study Fellowship for several years. Quentin had also played Bass Trombone for the Wichita Symphony for nine years.
Survivors include his wife Jozelle of the home; two daughters Laura Wallace of Manhattan, Ks., along with Emily Plattner and husband Broc of Sabetha, Ks.; and three grandsons Ford, Cal, and John Luke Plattner of Sabetha.
Quentin is preceded in death by his father; mother Elizabeth Hiebert; and step-father John Hiebert.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday (April 15, 2023) at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wichita. https://www.affordablecremationsplus.com/obituary/quentin-wallace
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Catherine Chappell (Plant MacRae Joppa)
Quentin was a childhood friend, a high school buddy, and my life friend. After North High School, we never saw each other again. Yet each time we talked on the phone, it was relaxing and easy. Life with my parents (both were teachers in Wichita Public Schools) was defined by violence. His mother Elizabeth, with the help of Quentin's father, could spark smiles and many many good times with the four adults. My brother, Quentin, and myself benefited from those good times. 3 years at North Hi were some of the best years of my life. Quentin's friendship meant a lot to me then and forever. A post script here. His uncle on his mother's side, (a retired Sociology Prof from University of Maryland), lived in Maryland while I was living in DC. He and his wife brought me and my children into their lives and it was good. Quentin also had fond memories of his times with them as well. Thank you for the perfect picture here in his obituary notice. He was a remarkable man of reason, humor and peace. My world is smaller with him gone....