M.H. Walls' Obituary
Melitus Henry Walls, age 92 known as MH to all, was born December 2, 1925 and passed away on October 14, 2018. He would have turned 93 in December.MH was preceded in death by his father, Joseph V Walls, his mother, Mabel Whittington Walls, his wife of 57 years, Madelaine Walls, his son, Jon Randall Walls, and his brothers, Edward Walls and Jimmy Walls and his granddaughter, Amy Walls. He is survived by 3 children, Jere Walls (Rosemary), Beverly Evans (Lonnie) and Lisa Burnett along with 7 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.MH graduated from Tech High School in Memphis and continued on in the Navy. He was a second generation member of the Masonic Lodge inducted in 1950 and of the Alchemia Shrine with his induction in 1955. MH was also a proud owner/operator of Service Stations throughout the city of Memphis. In the 50’s, he tested his racing ability with stock cars racing at Riverside with the likes of Hooker Hood and many others. Alongside his love of cars, he enjoyed spending his time camping, fishing, working outside and traveling across the wide open road. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 18 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. with the funeral service to follow immediately at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119 “Celebrating Life behind the Stone Wall” Burial will follow the service at Memphis Memory Gardens.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in M.H.’s honor to The Shriner’s Children’s Burn Center. You can donate by clicking the link below:https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc
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