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Walter Sexton Obituary


WALTER JERRY SEXTON, 82, of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2024, at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA. Born in Buchanan County, VA, he was the son of the late Hubert Lee and Alice Violet (Scott) Sexton. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a former VDOT worker.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Opal Sue Ray Presley.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Lavada (Kinder) Sexton of Grundy, VA; Son: Terry Dean (Tonya) Sexton; Daughters: Andrea Lee and Melissa Lee; Grandson: Brandon (Heather) Sexton; Brother: Lestle Hubert (Connie) Sexton; Stepson: Gerald Jackson (fiancée Tina Tackett).
Friends called at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M.
Funeral Services for WALTER JERRY SEXTON were conducted Friday, October 4, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Rife (Vansant Church of Christ) officiating burial followed in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, VA.
Active Pallbearers were family and friends.
Honorary Pallbearers were Second Floor Nursing Staff at Clinch Valley Medical Center, Staff of Legacy Hospice, Harry and Phyllis Scott, Warren Childress, Frank Matney and Albert Cook.
Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy, VA is honored to serve the family of WALTER JERRY SEXTON.

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Published by The Virginia Mountaineer on Oct. 10, 2024.

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