12/16/2025
William Wallace McLeod
December 13, 1962 – December 10, 2025
Wallace McLeod, a resident of Opelika, passed away on December 10, 2025, at the age of 62, from an unexpected illness.
Mr. McLeod was born in Verdon, France, to John Fletcher McLeod III and Billie Gail McLeod, a military family, on December 13, 1962. Wallace attended Auburn High School, where he excelled in all athletics to include football and all track and field events. When he was 13 years old he was elevated to the varsity track team where he was the State High Jump Champion.
After high school, Wallace joined the United States Navy. When his military service ended, he settled in the Auburn - Opelika area where he worked at the Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company for eighteen years and left as a supervisor, over tire building, when the plant closed.
His interests included fishing, playing golf, Nascar, grilling for friends and family and Auburn football. Wallace was known for his kindness, generosity and playful manner.
Wallace considered his greatest accomplishment to be his amazing children and grandchildren.
Wallace was preceded in death by his father, John F. McLeod III and his mother, Billie Gail McLeod.
Surviving relatives include five sons, Patrick McLeod (Sabina) of Austell, Georgia, Bryan McLeod (Chauntey) of Camphill, Alabama, Jackson McLeod (Kaedence) of Opelika, Alabama, Samuel McLeod of Opelika, Alabama, and Micah McLeod of Tallahassee, Florida; a daughter, Nicole McLeod of Auburn, Alabama. Five Granddaughters: Reina, Esmeralda, Arabella, Genevieve, and Reese, He is also survived by his sister, Karen (Mark) Hall, of Braselton, Georgia, two brothers, John F. McLeod IV (Lisa) of Opelika, Alabama, and Benjamin McLeod, of Opelika, Alabama, along with numerous nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity of your choice.
A celebration of life will be held for his family and friends at a later date.
Frederick-Dean Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
