Freddie C Wallace

Freddie C Wallace passed away on July 4th, 2025, in Florida, his home for 60 years. 

Freddie was born in the front bedroom of the family home in Robbins, North Carolina on November 28, 1937.  The middle son to Beulah Mae and Hurley Wallace, he enjoyed the simple small-town life but always dreamed of adventure beyond Moore County. 

Finishing high school, Freddie, at the age of 17, joined the US Navy. He attended the Navy Aviation school in Norman, Oklahoma and the University of Washington in Washington State. Freddie served on active duty in the Navy for 4 years. His favorite stations were the Naval Operations Sea Plane Base in Bermuda and in Panama.

The skills Freddie learned in the Navy enabled him to work on the Nike Hercules Anti-Aircraft Missile System Program with The Douglas Aircraft Corporation in Charlotte, NC. While in Charlotte, he met and married Beckey Stoker Tedder from Troy, NC.  He and Beckey had two daughters, April Lynn and Melanie Rhea, before moving to Florida in 1965. 

For 50 years Freddie held various engineering and leadership positions on the Kennedy Space Center. He worked for the Bendix, McDonald Douglas, and Lockheed Martin Corporations supporting the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs as a Systems Engineer.  He was also part of a specialized crew on the Crawler, transporting spacecraft to the pads for launch, including the Saturn V. 

Freddie continued his education at Brevard Community College (BCC) and served in the Naval Reserves based in Jacksonville, FL for two years. Freddie was very proud of his work in aerospace engineering and service to his country in the Navy. 

But more important, Freddie was a great example of a dedicated husband and father. He was devoted to his family. He enjoyed spending time teaching his children and grandchildren to fish, playing Yahtzee, and making up adventures about Hunkel, Dunkel, and Pinkel. 

Freddie was preceded in death by parents, Beulah Mae and Hurley Wallace, brother Billy, wife Beckey and grandson Benjamin Bower. He is survived by his daughters, April and Melanie, three grandchildren: Christopher Bower (Ellen), Ryan Sestile (Nicole), and Aleson Lloyd (Jeff) and four great-grandchildren: Mia Marie, Aria Bella, Livia Hart Sestile, and Daisy Jean Bower, and brother HC Wallace (Jo). 

He will be buried next to his Beckey at Hamer Creek Cemetery, Mt Gilead, NC. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the veteran’s organization of your choice. 

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