Darrell Duane Walters was born to Clifford and Evalue Flick Walters on Jan. 15, 1944, at Gary, Indiana, and passed from this life Nov. 8, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, to a brain aneurysm.
Darrell graduated from Lew Wallace High School in Gary, then served in the United States Air Force. He retired from years of work at the US Steel Mills in Gary.
He and his wife, Patricia LaPlant Walters, moved to Crawfordsville, where many of the Walters family members lived. Darrell was a devoted son, husband, brother, uncle, step-father and friend. He was loved by many and will be missed by family and friends.
Preceding in him death are his parents; infant brother Clifford Gordon Walters; and sister Rita Darlene Terry.
He is loved and survived by wife Pat; and sisters, Louanna Walters (Phyllis Gordon) of Campbell Hall, New York, and Denise W. Moore of Central Square, New York. He had many nieces, nephews and step-children. Many of their children thought of him as a father, mentor, uncle and grandpa. He is also survived by his step-children, Deborah Ann Bailey, Lynna Marie Forlandsaat, Timmothy Earl Crandall, Matthew Scott Crandall and Karolee Crandall.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hunt & Son Funeral Home, 107 N. Grant Ave., Crawfordsville, with viewing one hour prior. Military rites will be conducted at the funeral home. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. Friday at Ames Chapel Cemetery in Paoli, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, National Kidney Foundation or a charity of your choosing.
