John Clyde Walling

1922 - 2011

John Clyde Walling, 89, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Village, where a rosary will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the family will receive friends beginning at 10. Interment: 1:15 p.m. in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials: Should friends desire, memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, North Central Texas, 101 Summit Ave., Suite 300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. John was born April 12, 1922, in Pilot Point to the late Mason U. and Allie D. Pickett Walling. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. He met Doris Ruth Couture and they were married March 30, 1952. John worked for Pritchard and Co. for over 20 years and traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1970, the family moved to Fort Worth and he worked for Carswell Air Force Base until his retirement in 1988. Survivors: Wife of 59 years, Ruth Walling; daughter, Cynthia Mahoney and her husband, Mike; and brother, Billy Joe Walling.