Maynard Wallace

{{Short description|American politician (1943–2021)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Maynard Wallace

|image =

|caption =

|office = Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 143rd district

|term_start = January 8, 2003

|term_end = January 5, 2011

|predecessor = Estel Robirds

|successor = Lyle Rowland

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|4|21}}

|birth_place = Pondfork, Missouri

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|1|17|1943|4|21}}

|death_place = Thornfield, Missouri

|party = Republican

}}

Maynard Leon Wallace (April 21, 1943 – January 17, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 143rd district from 2003 to 2011.{{cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/memberdetails.aspx?district=143&year=2004&code=r |title=Representative Maynard Wallace |publisher=House.mo.gov |date= |accessdate=2021-01-22}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_28a072e0-5cdb-11eb-b1de-37cc3d0a887f.html |title=Former superintendent, state representative, dies at 77 |publisher=Bransontrilakesnews.com |date=2021-01-22 |accessdate=2021-01-22}}

Wallace was born in Pondfork, Missouri, and was a high school basketball coach. He served as superintendent of schools in Ava, Missouri and Forsyth, Missouri. Wallace also served on the Missouri State Board of Education. He died on January 17, 2021, in Thornfield, Missouri, at age 77.{{cite web|url=https://www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com/obituary/maynard-wallace |title=Maynard Leon Wallace of Thornfield, Missouri |publisher=Clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com |date= |accessdate=2021-01-22}}