Raymond Hearl Walls

Raymond Hearl Walls, 68 of Murfreesboro, AR, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at a Hot Springs hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 6, 1944, the son of the late Hearl Buckley Walls and Flara America (Tallant) Walls. Mr. Walls was Owner/Manager of Raymond�s Thriftway, Chief of the Murfreesboro fire department, former member of the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce, member of the Murfreesboro Lions Club, member of the Murfreesboro school board, Board member of Diamond State Bank, and a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters, Daisy Mae Walls and Cora Pearl Walls. Survivors include his wife Marti Walls of Murfreesboro, AR; one son, Alan Walls and wife Julie of Murfreesboro, AR; one daughter, Tammy Walls of Garland, TX; one sister, Minnie Alice Heritage of Texarkana, AR; two grandchildren, Austen Walls and Ellyn Walls of Murfreesboro, AR; and three nieces. Funeral Services will be on Sunday June 2, 2013, 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro, with Bro. Jerry Hill and Bro. Bruce Short officiating. Burial to follow at Murfreesboro Cemetery under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home in Murfreesboro. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Melanoma Research Foundation; 1411 K St NW, Suite 500; Washington, DC. 20005 or the American Cancer Society; 250 Williams St. NW; Atlanta, GA 30303 or the First Baptist Church; 500 S. Washington; Murfreesboro, AR 71958. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Raymond Hearl Walls please visit our Sympathy Store.