Photo courtesy of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home & Crematory - Ardmore
Apr 3, 1977 - Dec 24, 2025
I cannot believe you are gone. I just found out and missed your memorial. You were dearly loved and will be dearly missed. The kids still refer to you as papa Smurf. May you find eternal peace.
SARA SAUNDERS
March 06, 2026 | OK | Friend
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. May God bless your family. I will always cherish our good times and all that you made me aware of and how you were there for me and kept me safe for what time we we're together.
Tamara Drake
March 06, 2026 | Moore City, OK | Friend
Our deepest condolences to you and your family during this difficult time. We pray God keep you and your family in his keeping care.
Theressa Claiborne
January 09, 2026 | Emporia, VA | Family
To the Family, my condolences and my prayers for comfort and peace. May the memories stay near in your heart for remembering your loved one. God Bless
Vanesther Jones
January 09, 2026 | Ardmore, OK | Friend
I miss you my love my baby my husband . Forever and always we'll be together. I miss you so much it was so hard to for me to step aside and let your family have your belongings I miss my yellow ring but I know they will be happy to have some of your things. Hope your not mad. I just want you to know that I love you and only you. I'm happy you are where you wanted to be home that is. I'll be there soon and in your arms again. I can't wait to be in your arms again. I think of you all day long...
Kimberly Parisse-walton
January 08, 2026 | Oklahoma City, OK | Significant_other
Prayers for the family!
John Moore
January 05, 2026 | Ardmore, OK | Friend
The celebration of life service for Arthur Ervin Walton, 48, will be held Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Corinth Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. A time of visitation and support for the family will be held Thursday evening at the Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Arthur Ervin Crayton Walton, lovingly known as ‘Teekie,’ to his family and “Smurf” to many friends, was born on April 3, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York, as Arthur Leon Ervin Crayton to Jeanette Ervin Crayton (Lewis) and the late Arthur “Tommy” Crayton, Jr. He entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2025.
Arthur spent his early years in Brooklyn, where he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was baptized at the Mt. Ollie Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. R.D. Brown.
In 1989, Arthur and his brother Isaiah were adopted by Abraham and Melanie Walton, Jr. marking the beginning of a new chapter as part of a military family stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During this time, Arthur became an active member of Greater Galilee Baptist Church in Lawton, where he participated in the youth and music ministries. He attended Central Junior High School in Lawton until 1990, when the family relocated to Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
While in Germany, Arthur attended Fulda High School and enjoyed playing basketball, traveling in Europe with his family, and spending time with friends. A gifted artist, he expressed his creativity through drawing and developed a love for music, teaching himself to play the drums with remarkable skill.
The Walton family returned to Oklahoma in 1993. Arthur continued his education at McArthur High School in Lawton and received his GED shortly after. Over the years, Arthur also lived in Connecticut and Pennsylvania before settling in Oklahoma City, OK. He embraced life as a free spirit, following his passions authentically and wholeheartedly.
Arthur was deeply loved by his family and is profoundly missed. His memory will live on in our hearts and of those who knew him.
Arthur was preceded in death by his biological father Arthur Crayton Jr, his grandparents Rev. Arthur and Jean Crayton, Leon Lewis, Rebecca Ervin, John Credle Sr. and Rev. Abraham and Tonsa Walton Sr., and his grandson, Mateo Jose Lopez Walton.
He is survived by his parents Pastor Abraham and Melanie Walton, Jr. Ardmore, OK; His birth mother, Jeanette Lewis, Wilkes-Barre, PA; Grandmother Ernestine Crayton Credle, Ardmore, OK; His wife Nicole Walton, Lawton, OK; their daughter Tyrell Lopez Walton (Jose), Lawton, OK and stepson Tyler Allen, Lawton OK; five sons, twins -Aurthur Walton (Jo) and Isaiah Walton, Midwest City OK(their mother, Benita Mitchell-deceased);DaSean Perry, Bossier, LA (his mother Heather Murray);and twins -Jacob Johnson (Nancy)and Joshua Johnson(Alexzandra) Manassas, VA (their mother, Charmaine Johnson). Two granddaughters, Juliana Johnson and Azariah Walton. One grandson, Alexzander Johnson.Four brothers Isaiah Crayton Walton, McCalister, OK; Devon Crayton McKinnon, Greensboro, NC; Jerrell Crayton McKinnon, Raleigh, NC; and Khalil Lewis, (Catherine) Luzerne, PA. One stepbrother, Montrice Harris, Carrboro, NC. Six sisters Keisha Kelly, Far Rockaway, NY: Octavia Crayton Fields, Rosedale, NY; Latoya Hicks, Brooklyn, NY; Rebecca Lewis, Mt. Holly, NJ; Elizabeth Ann Lewis, Luzerne, PA; and Erica Manson, Baltimore, MD; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Though the sun has set on your earthly days,Your light still shines in countless ways.In laughter shared, in songs you played,In art and dreams that will never fade.
You walked this world with a spirit so free,A soul as vast as the endless sea.Though we grieve, we find our peace,For love like yours will never cease.
Scripture of Comfort:
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." — John 14:1-3 kjv
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