Loless Phelps Walters Obituary (1930

Mr. Loless"Walt" PhelpsWalters, age 80, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on September 17, 1930 in Richmond, Kentucky. He was the son of the late, Harry & Mary Emmaline Davis Walters. He was raised in Trimble County, Kentucky and attended school there. He was inducted into the United States Marine Corps on August 6, 1951 during the Korean War and rose to the rank of Corporal. He was honorably discharged on August 6, 1953. He moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa and began a career with the Quaker Oat Company retiring in 1985 as a packaging supervisor after 35 years of service. He was united in marriage on January 1, 1950 to LaVone Cooling and they shared fifty years of marriage together until her death on July 6, 2000. He moved to Madison in 2001 and was united in marriage to Helen Jean Craig Facemire on September 6, 2003 at the Hebron Baptist Church near Madison, Indiana. He was a member of the Hebron Baptist Church and Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. He enjoyed running the camp grounds for the Regatta, mowing, working on the lawn, tinkering with cars. Loless died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 8:04 a.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Loless will be missed by his loving wife: Helen Jean Craig Facemire Walters of Madison, Indiana; his step daughters: Karen Pyles & her husband, Terry of Madison, Indiana, Donna Stemler & her husband, Chris of Bedford, Indiana; his step son: Steve Facemire & his wife, Christy of Madison, Indiana; his step grandchildren: Stephanie Wegener, Amanda Wease, Amelia Facemire, & Branson Facemire; his step great grandchildren: McKinzie Wease, Brett Wease, Logan Wegener & Hadley Wegener; his sisters: Delora McCoy of Milton, Kentucky, Minnie Burton of Bedford, Kentucky, Betty Craig & her husband, Claude of Bedford, Kentucky, Edith Rae Dixon & her husband, Harold of Madison, Indiana; his special nephew whom he helped to raise: Ryan Hajek & his wife, Amy of Solon, Iowa; his great niece: Josie Hajek of Solon, Iowa; his brothers in law & sisters in law: Bonnie Heverline & her husband, Frank of Milton, Kentucky, William Allen Craig & his wife, Linda of Bedford, Kentucky, Richard Wayne Craig of Milton, Kentucky, Betty Craig & her late husband, Elmer Glen of Bedford, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry & Mary Emmaline Davis Walters; his first wife, LaVone Cooling Walters died, July 6, 2000; his sisters, Alice Helton, Bertha Masters, & Nancy McCoy; his brothers, Dan, Floyd, Bill & John Henry Walters. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., by Pastor Richard Jankosky and Pastor Scott Elston at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Funeral Services Monday, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, 1209 Iowa Avenue West in Marshalltown, Iowa. Interment will follow in the Clemons Cemetery in Clemons, Iowa. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and on Monnday from 12 Noon until the funeral at 2:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, 1209 Iowa Avenue West in Marshalltown, Iowa. SPECIAL SERVICES Military salute will be conducted on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Full military honors will be conducted at the graveside on Sunday by the American Legion Post from Marshalltown, Iowa. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hebron Baptist Church or Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Loless Phelps Walters, please click here to visit our sympathy store.