Helen Lillian Walton, 93, of McMinnville died Tuesday, Dec. 13 at NHC Health Care in McMinnville.
Born Aug. 19, 1923, in Los Angeles, Calif., she was a wife, homemaker, and a school teacher. Mrs. Walton was preceded in death by her parents, Price C. and Lillian D. Fugate Bennett, her husband, Randall Rex Walton, a sister, Evelyn (John) Eckard, and a brother, Ernest Bennett.
Survivors include her children, Donna (Ned) DeLand, Colleen (Alfred) King, and Randy (Nancy) Walton, grandchildren, Rodney (Tootie) King, Gina (Kenneth) Fountain, and Cindy (Eric) Sammons, a sister, Kathryn (Lewis) Jones, a brother, James (Rosie) Bennett, and sister-in-law, Wamie Bennett. Several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the People of the Living God Church. Alfred King will officiate. Interment will follow at Homeland Acres Cemetery in Grundy County. The Walton Family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the People of the Living God Church. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cedars of Lebanon Academy, 366 Cove Creek Rd., McMinnville, TN 37110. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.