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John D. Walls, Jr. passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014. He was the son of John and Carrie Walls. John was born in Three Rivers on April 5, 1930. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1948 and was a past member of the First Presbyterian Church, Three Rivers, where he served as Treasurer and Deacon. After graduation from high school he joined the Navy and served five years until 1953. On April 13, 1950, John married Marilyn Poe, TRHS Class of 1949.
He worked at the Three Rivers Savings and Loan Assn. from 1953 until 1967 and during this time he received his Graduate Diploma from the American Savings and Loan Institute in 1965.
In 1967 John went to work for the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. (MGIC) until his retirement in 1985. In 1986 John and Marilyn moved to Punta Gorda, Fla., where she preceded him in death, after 55 years of a marriage made in heaven.
He is survived by his two daughters, Gail Concannon (Milt), Deborah Spehar (Tim, deceased 1991), his three sons Jerry (Deana), John (Mary Beth), and Scott (Robbie), and eight grandchildren.
John was a past member of Sauganash Country Club, a Life Member of both the Three Rivers Elks and Three Rivers American Legion. He also served on the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Three Rivers. He also was a member of St. Andrews South Golf Club Punta Gorda and past board member of the Punta Gorda Mural Society.
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Newberg in Jones on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. followed by inurnment at Poe’s Cemetery. A memorial service was also held at the Burnt Store Presbyterian Church on May 28 where he has been a member since 1986.
Memorial donations may be made to the Carleton and Ruth Poe Scholarship Fund in care of Three Rivers Area Community Foundation, PO Box 453, Three Rivers, MI 49093.
