Walter Charles Erdman Jr.

Mr. Walter Charles Erdman, Jr. - was born December 22, 1935 in Mobile, AL where he lived until he died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at his residence. His parents were Walter Charles Erdman, Sr. and Vivian Stringfellow Erdman, who preceded him in death. He was the second of five children. He graduated from Murphy High School and earned an Associate's Degree at Faulkner Community College. He began his career at Scott Paper Company, retiring in 1994 after 36 ½ years of service. Mr. Erdman was an active member of the Azalea Masonic Lodge #898 F&AM serving as Past Master and the Abba Temple Shrine where he transported children to the Shrine's Orthopedic and Burn Clinics. He married Sue Smith on October 11, 1957 in Petaluma, CA. He was a member of Forest Park Bible Church and a charter member of New Hope United Methodist Church in Fowl River, AL. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War serving from 1955 until 1958. He was a devout family man who taught his children and grandchildren to be the strongest character person they could be. He was always willing to lend a helping hand and had many longtime close friends. His favorite saying was, "Never give up". He enjoyed his hobbies of hunting, fishing, boating and had the ability to fix anything. For him though, hunting, fishing and boating was more about the fellowship than the sport.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Valeria Pinson. Mr. Erdman is survived by his wife, Sue Erdman of Mobile, AL; four children, Gary (Christine) Erdman of Mobile, AL, Della Brunson of Mobile, AL, Darryl (Jill) Erdman of Prairie Town, IL, and Joe (Lisa) Erdman of Cartersville, GA; one sister, Augusta (Orville) Hayworth of Mobile, AL; two brothers, Wendell Erdman of Fish River, AL and Bobby (Donna) Erdman of Baker, FL; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Friday, April 13, 2012 from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10 A.M. until 12 Noon on Friday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Abba Temple Shrine Transportation Unit, 7701 Hitt Road, Mobile, AL 36695. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.