LAUREL HILL — John Thomas Walters, 73, “Mayor of Bunch Road,” Laurel Hill, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at his home.
He was born April 8, 1948, a son of the late Marley and Treva Barnes Walters of Rowland.
Mr. Walters worked at Winn Dixie, Big Star and Bi-Lo’s as a produce manager for 24 years. He was also a wheeler and dealer who loved to care for his goats and chickens.
He loved his family and did whatever was necessary to provide for them.
He was preceded in death by his brothers Percy, Robert M., Robert L., William Earl, and Pete Walters; a sister, Maitlend Walters McNeil; grandsons Clay Dew, Garrett Grantham, and great-grandson Caden Keith Butcher.
A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Watson-King Funeral Home Chapel in Hamlet with Pastor Jerry Wayne Shaw officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wallace, South Carolina.
Surviving, his wife of 48 years, Rachel “Frances” Smith Walters; children, Karen (Dennis) Pope of Coats, Teresa McCall of Coats, Richard (Kathy) Roscoe of Newton Grove, Dean Roscoe of Dunn, Gail (Scott) Allred of Laurel Hill, and Kenny (Kim) Roscoe of Dunn; 14 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Ruby Walters Graham of Rowland; and brothers Harold (Martha Rae) Walters of Rowland and Billy Joe (Kim) Walters of Bladenboro.
The family will receive friends from 5-7:30 p.m. at Watson-King Funeral Home in Hamlet and at other times at his home, 21960 Bunch Road, Laurel Hill.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or the American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Ave. #100, Charlotte, NC 28207.
Online condolences may be made at www.watson-kingfuneralhome.com. Watson-King Funeral Home in Hamlet is serving the Walters family.
