Jack Lee Walters, 84, Excelsior Springs, MO, died Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Valley Manor Care at Excelsior Springs.

He was born April 19, 1931, at Winterset, IA, the son of Wilfred L. and Mildred Fay Beasley Walters. He graduated from Valley Falls (KS) High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army.

Jack was a welder and auto body worker. He was a member of the American Legion at Excelsior Springs, the National Wildlife Association, the Valley Falls (KS) Historical Society, and a 22 year member of the United Auto Workers Union.

He married Mary Frances Marsh on Jan. 17, 1953, at Kansas City, KS. He was preceded in death by two nephews, Steven and Scott Walters, a niece, Jaana Megan Langhus, and a great-nephew, Nathan Herzog.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Walters, of the home; two brothers, Jerry (Janet) Walters, Bonner Springs, KS, and Don (Jan) Bumgarner, Ft. Worth, TX; a brother-in-law,  Terry (Norma) Marsh, Ozawkie, KS; two sisters-in-law, Nelle (Ralph) Schneider, Shawnee, KS, and Kathy (Lars) Langhus, Smithville, MO; two nieces, Denise (Ken) Melvin, Havensville, KS, and Peggy (Gary) Herzog, Dallas, TX; 14 nephews and nieces; 21 great-nephews and nieces and three great-great nieces.

 A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls, with military honors by Grahem-Herbers Post 3084, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Private inurnment will be at the Valley Falls Cemetery. Prior to the visitation, family and friends are invited for a luncheon at 11:00 a.m. at the Valley Falls United Methodist Church.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Valley Falls Historical Society and sent c/o Mercer Funeral Home, PO Box 6, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences are welcome at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.