Justice "J.C." Charles Walters

JC Walters JC Walters was called home on Friday, September 13, 2013, at age 86 years and 11 months. He was a born on October 2, 1926 in Camilla, Texas, oldest of 9 children of Charlie and Rosa Lee Walters. At age 17 he enlisted in the Navy and served on Okinawa as an airplane mechanic during WWII. Following the war, he returned home to marry his bride Margie Hix. They had two daughters Gail and Kay. He received training on heavy equipment operations from Sam Houston State and began a lifelong career as a bulldozer operator and owner. He left his mark all over Walker and San Jacinto counties in right-of-ways, lakes, ponds, and general clearing. There is hardly a square mile that has not been transformed in some way into useful and attractive land. From 1965-1971 he taught heavy equipment at Gary Job Corp in San Marcos Texas. He returned to Huntsville to continue his passion of bulldozing until his retirement. He never lost his love for hunting and fishing and spending time in the woods with his beloved beagles. He pursued these activities until he felt a need to return to work for the National Forest Service. He was a devout Christian and served the Lord faithfully in several area churches. His spirit was steadfast, never yielding to cultural trends, and those who knew him were influenced by his strength in Christ. In his later years he loved to travel especially to Colorado, and to spend time with his family. He loved to read his Old Western stories because of the way they presented a clear line between right and wrong. He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Walters, his mother Rosa Lee Walters, and his wife Margie Hix. He is survived by his wife Vivian Walters; his daughters, Gail Fleming and husband David of San Marcos, Texas and Kay Terhune and husband Eddie of Huntsville, Texas; three granddaughters, Heather Lea Terhune of Willis, Texas, Bethany Faye Baker and husband Michael of Havre de Grace, Maryland, and Rebekah Rose Cook and husband Aaron of Clovis, New Mexico; two great-grandchildren Henry Baker and Riley Cook. JC is also survived by three brothers, Thomas Earl Walters and wife Jean, Julian Ernest Walters (Bud) and wife Sammie, and Nolan Edward Walters (Butch) and wife Julyne; five sisters, Dorothy Green, Mabelene Miller, Anna Thorpe and husband Ron, Margie Whitmore, and Fannie Kate Cochran and husband Joe. He has a very large extended family including Vivian’s children Lori Hunt and husband Donnie and their children and grandchildren, Lewis Enlow and wife Shelia and their children and grandchildren, and Kathy Brooks and children. He will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 16, 2013, 10:00 a.m., at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Huntsville, Texas with interment to follow in Brooke Cemetery in Huntsville. Family will receive friends Sunday, September 15, 2013, from 4:00-6:00 p.m., at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville. Those wishing to leave memorial condolences for the family may do so at www.shmfh.com.

Justice "J.C." Charles Walters

October 2, 1926 - September 16, 2013