James "Jim" C. Wallace, Jr., a longtime resident of Newton County, Ga passed away at the age of 84 at his home in Aiken, SC on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.   Jim was a 1959 graduate of Central High School in Chattanooga.  He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union #85 and he founded and was the owner of Covington Sheet Metal Co., Inc. for approximately 30 years, performing restoration work on numerous historical courthouses and antebellum homes throughout Georgia.  Jim was also a former member of First Wesleyan Church and Hilltop Holiness Church, both in Covington, GA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Clarence Wallace Sr. and Elverta Keith Wallace, and his two sisters, Clarice (Don) Crabtree and Carolyn (Joe) Harned.

Jim is survived by his wife, Patricia; his daughter, Susanne Wallace (Keith) Carnes; his son, James "J.C" Wallace, III; twenty-four grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends on Monday, April 6, 2026 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. at Turner Funeral Home.  A graveside service will follow at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Lynn Head officiating.

Jim will be laid to rest in Tyner Cemetery.

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