Marjorie B. Walton

Marjorie B. Walton, age 94 of LaRue, Ohio died Friday Sept. 22, 2023 at Wyandot County Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  She was born May 29, 1929 to the late Paul W. & Barbara E. (Ekleberry) Gregg.  She married Norman E. Walton on June 11, 1950 and they celebrated 71 years of marriage until he passed away on Sept. 4, 2021.

Mrs. Walton is survived by her three sons, Douglas Walton, LaRue, Ohio, Michael (Kathy) Walton, LaRue, Ohio, and Jon (Monica) Walton, Erie, CO. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, Spencer, Tom, Lucas, Mark, and Sydney, along with three great-grandchildren, William, Aiden, and Alaina, and a sister, Martha (David) Mercer, Dover, NH.  She was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Gregg, and a sister, Emma Maxine Gregg.

She was a 1947 graduate of Sycamore High School, and a 1970 graduate of Ohio Northern University.  Mrs. Walton retired after 31 years of teaching in the Upper Sandusky school system.  She was a member of Marseilles United Methodist Church where she played the organ and taught Sunday School for many years.  She was a member of Mary Circle of the United Methodist Woman, Marseilles Mother League, Wyandot Chapter Order of Eastern Star, and a life member of the Wyandot County Teachers Association.  She and her husband served as Red Coats for The Ohio State University for both football and basketball. She enjoyed playing tennis and golf, and spending time with family.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday Sept. 29, 2023 at Marseilles United Methodist Church with Pastor Steve Sturgeon officiating.  Interment will follow in Fehl Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 from 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Bringman Clark Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the funeral at Marseilles United Methodist Church on Friday. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Marseilles United Methodist Church or to the charity of the donor’s choice in care of Walton-Moore Funeral Home, 201 W. Saffel Avenue, PO Box 350, Sycamore, OH, 44882.  Online expressions of sympathy can be made at www.waltonmoorefuneralhome.com.

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