F. Dale Walton, Jr., 89, of Southside passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021. Graveside Services will be at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Southside. Dr. Dick Cain and Bro. Wade Hopper will officiate. There will be no visitation.
Services are under the care of Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services.
Dale was a 1949 graduate of Gadsden High School and a graduate of Jacksonville State University. He attended Middle Tennessee University where he received his masters degree.
He worked briefly at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and retired from the Etowah County Board of Education. Dale was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, F. Dale Walton, Sr. and Mary Robinson Walton; and sister, Myra Jo Varnadore.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Walton; children, Mike (Pam) Walton, Flowery Branch, GA; Debra (Ron) Smith, Midland, GA; Denise (David) Lee, Leesburg, AL; Lydia Dale (Stephanie Moore) Walton; Bay Minette, AL; Todd (Mellissa) Sims, Gadsden and Carrie Gibbs; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
The family extends special thanks to Dr. Jason Ayers and Encompass Hospice, Brandon and Jamie.
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