On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Sallie L. Mitchell (Wallace), of Hampton, passed away at the age of 89.

Sallie was born April 21, 1933 in Johnson County, North Carolina and had been a local Hampton Roads resident since the '50s. She worked in the Hampton City School System for 30 plus years, eventually retiring from Hampton High School. She was a mother of five children.

Sallie had a passion for gardening and animals. She also adored children and lit up whenever she saw them. When visiting, you could always expect a Mountain Dew, Oatmeal Cookie, and a smile. She was warm, loving and treated everyone as her own child.

She is preceded in death by her husbands, Bobby Wallace (Newport News) and Leonard Mitchell (Hampton); her youngest son, Donnie Wallace (Hampton); and her grandchild, Daniel Wallace (Poquoson). She is survived by her four children, JoAnne Atherton (Norfolk), Randy (Virgie) Wallace (Smithfield), Gerald (Paige) Wallace (Poquoson), and Kathy (Denny) Wetzler(Wallace) (Newport News), as well as ten grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

She will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Peninsula SPCA, J Clyde Morris Boulevard.

The family will receive friends at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home on Friday, October 21, 2022 from 5-6:30PM. A funeral will be held at the funeral home on Saturday October 22 at noon. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family will greet friends following the interment