Gilbert Walker Hylton

Gilbert Walker (G.W.) Hylton, 81, of Christiansburg, Va., loved by friends and family went home to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, John B. Hylton and Melissa Ellen Weeks Hylton; two brothers, Fredrick Hylton and Ralph Hylton; sister, Elizabeth Bolt; and greatgrandchild, Chip Sesco. Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 59 years, Miriam Schneider Hylton; three sons, Stephen Hylton and wife, Linda, of Bluefield, Va., Gerald Hylton and wife, Shirley, of Christiansburg, and John Hylton and girlfriend, Melissa Wirt, and her two sons, of Ironto, Va.; brother, Curtis Hylton and wife, Lillian, of Meadows of Dan; sister, Shirley Hylton Richards and husband, Robert, of Floyd; two sisters-in-law, Louise Hylton and Thelma Hylton; three grandsons; one granddaughter; seven greatgrandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. G.W. was an independent truck driver for 20 years. He was then employed by General Motor Lines and retired from New Energy Bedrooms in 2005. G.W. was a member of Christiansburg Church of the Brethren for 59 years. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2009, at Gardner Funeral Home with the Pastor Donald Peters officiating. Interment will follow at Laurel Branch Cemetery in Floyd, Va. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 18, 2009, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, Va. Flowers will be appreciated or donations may be made to Laurel Branch Cemetery, c/o Robert Weeks, 3948 Floyd Highway S., Floyd, Va. 24091 or to the Floyd County Gideons, P.O. Box 742, Floyd, Va. 24091. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com.