John A. Walton Jr.

John A. Walton Jr., 85, of Newport, died Saturday. Survivors: wife, Jeannine (Marchand) Walton; sons, John Anthony Walton III, Robert Stanley Walton; daughters, Linda Kaye Mullins, Phyllis Worthington; one brother; three sisters; 10 grandchildren; great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins,friends. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday, Jackson's Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Sandhill Cemetery. Visitation: Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. www.jacksonsfh.com.