Cheryl Ray

Wallace

Cheryl Ray Wallace, age 73, of Smyrna, TN, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at St. Thomas Ascension Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Wallace was born on June 20, 1953 in Madisonville, KY to Jesse Ray McKnight and the late Helen Mae Smith McKnight. She worked as an LPN for several hospitals in the Nashville, TN area including Southern Hills Hospital and Vanderbilt Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith.

Mrs. Wallace is survived by her husband ~ David Eugene Wallace of Smyrna, TN; her father ~ Jesse Ray McKnight of St. Charles, KY; a daughter ~ Emily Michele Lopp of Florida; a sister ~ Cindy Shook of St. Charles, KY; a brother ~ Craig (Karen) McKnight of Madisonville, KY; and three grandchildren ~ T.J. Nelson, Tesia Lopp and Shanoah Lopp.

She is preceded in death by her mother ~ Helen Smith McKnight and a sister ~ Glenda McKnight.

Visitation for Cheryl Ray Wallace will be Saturday, November 21, 2026 from 1:00 PM until the 2:00 PM funeral hour at Lake Grove Baptist Church, Lake Grove Loop, Saint Charles, KY 42453. Rev. Charles Brooks will officiate the service. Burial will follow in Lake Grove Cemetery.