Clyde Walters

1923 - 2023

KANE - Clyde T. Walters, 99, formerly of Horner Road in Wilcox, passed away Saturday (Aug. 5) at the Lutheran Home at Kane.
Born Sept. 26, 1923, in Kane, he is the son of the late Thomas and Mary Anna Hulings Walters Sr. On July 3, 1942, he married Bette Whippo, who preceded him in death.
Clyde was a member of the Wilcox Sportsman Club, the Wilcox American Legion post 467, The Free and Accepted Masons Lodge #566, and the Rolfe Beagle Club, where he had served as president. He was an avid Beaglar and loved hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.
He had been employed at the Tannery in Wilcox, the Sergeant Glass Plant and then retired from Penn Tech in Johnsonburg.
He is a World War II Army veteran. After completing basic training, he was transferred by ship to Pearl Harbor. Assigned to the 121st field Artillery Unit, his duties included operation of 105mm Howitzer with ammunition weighing in at 100 lbs each. He was a member of the Red Arrow Division. When the war was over, he was transferred to Luzon Island in the Philippines to complete peace keeping missions in Japan. While there he contracted malaria, that affected him for many years. He was discharged in 1946 as a Sergeant Section Chief.
Surviving relatives include a daughter Donna Lee Cornelius of Kane and a daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Walters of St. Marys; four grandsons, Rick Francen in Illinois, Mark Francen in Florida, Jeff Francen of Lewis Run and Scott (Kira) Walters of Wilcox; one granddaughter Wendy (Jake) Hodgdon in Florida and several great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Clyde T. Walters Jr and Leslie David Walters, a son-in-law, John Cornelius; two sisters, Twila Rossman and Ernie Hallberg and two brothers, Joe Walters and Ted Walters.
Friends are invited to attend a visitation that will take place Thursday (Aug. 10) at the Cummings Funeral Home from 10 to 11 a.m. A funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David Pflieger officiating. Burial and full military services will be conducted at the Wilcox Cemetery, following the funeral. Masonic services will be conducted prior to the visitation at 9:30 a.m. for those who wish to attend.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lutheran Home at Kane, 100 High Point Dr., Kane, PA 16735 or the American Cancer Association. P.O. Box 862, Carnegie, PA 15106.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com.