February 4, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Kenneth Walters
Obituaries
Kenneth Walters, age 94, former Portland resident passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Seagrass Village in Fleming Island, Florida.
He was born in Hazel Green, Kentucky, on Aug. 17, 1925, the son of Tinsley and Thelma (Graham) Walters. He was married Jan. 4, 1947, to Janice Besecker and she passed away on July 8, 2000.
Kenneth served with the Army during World War II, served as the mayor of Verona, Ohio, for 19 years and retired as plant manager at Portland Industrial Products (Joyce Dayton). He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Portland Lions Club, Masonic Lodge and Jay County Hospital Board, and received a Kentucky Colonel Commission.
Surviving are two sons, Keith Walters (wife: Margaret) of Texas and Mike Walters (wife: Deborah) of Fleming Island, Florida; two daughters, Shirley Walters of Orange Park, Florida, and Teresa Fulton (husband: Gary) of Portland; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. with funeral services at 4 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Darrell Borders presiding. Burial will be in the Green Park Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the Portland Lions Club.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
He was born in Hazel Green, Kentucky, on Aug. 17, 1925, the son of Tinsley and Thelma (Graham) Walters. He was married Jan. 4, 1947, to Janice Besecker and she passed away on July 8, 2000.
Kenneth served with the Army during World War II, served as the mayor of Verona, Ohio, for 19 years and retired as plant manager at Portland Industrial Products (Joyce Dayton). He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Portland Lions Club, Masonic Lodge and Jay County Hospital Board, and received a Kentucky Colonel Commission.
Surviving are two sons, Keith Walters (wife: Margaret) of Texas and Mike Walters (wife: Deborah) of Fleming Island, Florida; two daughters, Shirley Walters of Orange Park, Florida, and Teresa Fulton (husband: Gary) of Portland; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. with funeral services at 4 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Darrell Borders presiding. Burial will be in the Green Park Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the Portland Lions Club.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
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