John Edward Tooley

John Edward Tooley, formerly of Wallace, passed away in Winter Park (FL) on February 13, 2026, while a resident of Winter Park Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Decatur (IL) on May 30, 1937, he is the son of the late John Charles and Althea Louise Peck Tooley. Also preceding him in death is his wife—Pauline Joyce Tooley.

Left to cherish his memory are his children—Scott Tooley and wife Amal of Winter Springs (FL), Dinah Hoffman of Rose Hill, Wendy Allen and husband Paul of Debary (FL), Jodi Aikens of Turner (MI), Mark Tooley of California, and Sue Hunt and husband Tracy of Taylorville (IL); fifteen grandchildren; and eighteen great grandchildren.

Mr. Ed spent his early life in Iowa where was owner/operator of his own trucking business and Mrs. Tooley operated a day care for children. In 1993 his trucking business brought them to Wallace where they later retired. During his fifty-year trucking career, he traveled over five million miles. In his younger years, he served his country, as a private, in the United States Army from 1963 to 1965.

A funeral service to celebrate his life is set for 6:00 p.m. on February 26, 2026, in Banfield Funeral Home & Crematory in Winter Springs (FL). Family will greet friends at a visitation set for 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment is set for 1:00 p.m. on March 2, 2026, in the Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wallace (NC). Padgett Funeral Home is proudly serving the Tooley family and Winter Springs arrangements are by Banfield Funeral Home & Crematory.