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Archie "Pete" France Jr. Click for Condolences      Printable Version 1945 - 2025 Archie “Pete” France Jr., 79, of Huntington, WV, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1945 in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late Archie France Sr. and Helen Elizabeth Kyle France. He was retired from Owens-Illinois and was a member of Salem United Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Orva Yvonne France, and two brothers, Charles Lee Adkins and Jerry Ray Adkins. He is survived by two daughters, Glenda (Gary) Hughes of South Point, Ohio and Brenda Gardner of South Point, Ohio; one son, Wayne (Shawna) France of Kentucky; two sisters, Betty Jane Grizzle and Kathy May Gallagher, both of Ironton, Ohio; five brothers, John Henry France of Wichita, Kansas, Gary Gene France of West Virginia, Benjamin France of Ironton, Ohio, Bobby Hamlin of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Jerry Hamlin of Ironton, Ohio; five grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Friday, September 19, 2025 at the Morrison Cemetery with Pastor Jody Thompson officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

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John H. France Jr Friday September 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM

Hello Family, Certainly wished we could be there with all of you during this time of lose for our family! Dad just didn't feel like he could make the trip health wise and I couldn't get the time off from work. We all here in the land of OZ love each of you and we are praying for all of our family today and everyday! All of our love, The Family

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