James Howard Wallace, 90, of Baskett, Kentucky, passed away at 3:45 a.m. Monday, September 3, 2018, at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Kentucky.

He was a member of Advance Baptist Church in Baskett, Kentucky.  James was a Korean War U.S. Army veteran and a retired riverboat pilot of 38 years for Crouse Company.  James was an avid golf player and enjoyed playing pool.  He also volunteered at Audubon State Park.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Michele Wallace Castillo, who died January 23, 2018; his parents, Fred and Anna Wallace; six brothers, Carl, Charles, Fred, Bill, Jack, and Ted Wallace; and one sister, Carrie Mae Fuller.

Survivors include three grandsons whom he raised, Joshua Fulkerson of Florida, James Fulkerson and his wife, Janet, of Evansville, Indiana, and Joseph Fulkerson of Baskett, Kentucky; one stepdaughter, Suzie Herzer Smith of Charlotte, North Carolina; two sisters, Anna Buckman of Henderson, Kentucky, and Virginia Culver of Evansville, Indiana; five great-grandchildren, Will, Tre, Paige, Brooklyn, and Emily; nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Baskett Cemetery.   The Reverend Ellis Payne will officiate.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Wednesday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.

Contributions may be made to Baskett Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com .