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William O. Walton. Jr. age 87 passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at Friendship Baptist Church at Lake Sinclair with Rev. Milton Woods officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens.Mr. Walton was a native of Atlanta and made his home in Stone Mountain for 30 years before moving to Lake Sinclair. He worked as a tool planner and designer with Lockheed Georgia Company until his retirement in 1979. He was an Army Veteran of World War II and a member and deacon of Friendship Baptist Church.Survivors include his wife Ethellene "Tena" Avery Walton of Lake Sinclair, his sons Jeffery A. Walton (Cynthia) of Eva, AL and Dana A. Walton (Pat) of Milledgeville, his daughter Melanie A. Walton (Kenneth Roberts) of Murphy, NC, 4 grandchildren Area, Kenyon, Jessica Parr (Evan) and Timothy and a sister-in-law Lucille Woodham (Ben) of Signal Mountain, TN.Visit www.mooresfuneralhome.com to express tributes.Moores Funeral Home and Crematory has charge of arrangements.