George Walls

WallsGeorgeGeorge Robert Walls, 77, of Nashville, passed from this life at 7:46 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2017 at Columbus Regional Hospital.

He was a member of 7th Street Church of God and worked in Maintenance at United Way. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren; enjoyed camping, yard work, working on cars, and gardening.

The funeral will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday, May 15, at Barkes, Weaver, & Glick Funeral Home, 1029 Washington St., with the Rev. Jerry Ballard officiating.

Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. to time of service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Online condolences and special memories may be shared with the Walls family and a video tribute viewed at barkesweaverglick.com.

Mr. Walls was born Sept. 7, 1939 in Kentucky, the son of Ansel and Wanita Mullis Kinser.

He married Ruth Hoover on July 25, 1960.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years; his father, Ansel Kinser of Bloomington; children, Barbara (Johnny) McCarter of Columbus, Sondra Walls-Smith of Hope, Allisa Disbro of Bloomington, Jerry Walls of Brown County, and Allen Dean (Tara) Walls of Columbus; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; sister, Debbie (Alan) Kinsey of Columbus; and brothers, Timmy Kinser of Linton, Steve Kinser of Columbus and Jim Walls of Elizabethtown.

He was preceded in death by his mother; son, Larry Dean Walls; and a great-grandson, Allen Robert Walls.