Frances DeLay (Wally)

Mrs. Frances Waldene (Wally) Lawrence DeLay, age 90, of Suwanee, GA and a resident of the Bridge in Lawrenceville, GA, passed away peacefully in her sleep of natural causes, January 20, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hardy L. DeLay Jr., sons Hardy L. DeLay, III, Randy L. DeLay, her parents, Rev. C. L. and Fannie Moon Lawrence of Smiths Grove, KY, sisters Becky Reece, Woodstock, GA, Juanita Edwards, Smiths Grove, KY and brother, Leon Lawrence, Tallassee, AL.
Wally is survived by daughters-in-law, Kathy DeLay, Dacula, Ann DeLay, Dunwoody, grandson, Hardy Lee and Ramona DeLay IV, Ringgold, GA; granddaughter, Kimberly and John Nielson, Lehi, Utah; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Glenna Medley, Fairmount, GA, Rachel Ridder, San Antonio, TX, Barbara Franklin, Easley, SC, Phyllis Love, Cornelia, GA, Brenda and Jay King, Lawrenceville, GA, and brothers, Willard and Phyllis Lawrence, Monticello, GA, and Terry and Shirley Lawrence, Flowery Branch, GA, as well as many special nieces and nephews.
Wally was born in Smiths Grove, KY February 2, 1930, on Groundhog Day, and lived most of her life in Georgia. Her youngest brother always called her on her birthday and wished her Happy Groundhog Day and she loved it. Wally was a loving Mother and devoted wife. She and her husband enjoyed many years of traveling all over the USA in their Motor Home with The Good Sam's Club. She loved the wild life and woods on their Suwanee property. Her legacy will live on in their 20-plus-acre property as the DeLay Nature Park in memory of her boys, Hardy III and Randy. She retired from Sears Northlake, Atlanta, in Commission Sales. Wally never met a stranger and was an excellent Salesperson. One year she received the annual award for the Top Big Ticket Salesperson in the USA for Sears. Our family expresses our gratitude to the Staff of the Bridge for the loving care they gave Wally for almost 11 years. All of us will miss her beautiful smile. She will be cremated and her ashes buried beside her husband at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's organization, Wounded Warriors or a charity of your choice. A Celebration of Life is not planned due to the virus. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, A Family Company, 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (770-963-2411) has been entrusted with the arrangements.