Vida Ethel Wallace was born on March 14, 1929, in Phelps City, Missouri. She was one of nine children born to William D. and Vida Ethel (Combs) Taylor.
Ethel attended several rural schools, including Langdon, Cooper, Nishnabotna, and Irish Grove.
On June 29, 1978, she married E. Francis Barnett. He passed away in 1980. Then on May 18, 2002, she married Delmar Lee Wallace. He passed away in 2010.
Ethel passed away on Monday morning, August 3, 2020, at Tarkio Rehabilitation