Walters, John ""Buckwheat"

Passed: 1991-11-09

Age: 58

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1991-11-13

Information: John ""Buckwheat"" Walters, 58, of Ripley, died Nov. 9, 1991, at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a long illness.  He was born in Jackson county, a son of Mattie Combs Walters of Ripley and the late Robert F. Walters.  He was a member of the United Steelworkers Local #5668.  He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum.  He was a member of the Calvary Methodist Church and a veteran of the Korean War.  He is survived by his wife, Zalithia (Counts) Walters; two sons, Huey Walters of Ripley and Scott Walters of Pennsylvania; two daughters, Martha Woods and Carla Bryant of Ripley; eight brothers, George, Joe, Bob and C. C. ""Doc"" Walters, all of Ripley, Bill of Sandyville, Zeke and Charles Lee Walters, both of South Carolina, and Wynne Walters of Georgia; five sisters, Betty Doris and Blanche Bates, both of Florida, Emma Murray and Winnie Debalski, both of Sandyville, and Brenda Salisburg of Gallipolis, Ohio; four grandchildren.  Services were Monday at the Parsons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert Groves officiating.  Burial was in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley.   (McIntyre)