Eddie Ray Walton

Eddie Ray was born on May 11, 1940, in Mineola, Texas. He was the only son born to the union between Edward and Lucille Walton. He attended elementary and high school at Addie McFarland School, where he lettered in four sports. He began his walk with the Lord at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Mineola.

Eddie received a bachelor’s degree from Texas College and attended Prairie View A&M, Prairie View, TX and Keane College in New Jersey. In 1963, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. While home on leave after basic training, he married Cleottice Greer, the love of his life. He was stationed in Bremenhaven Germany for twenty months before returning home to his beloved.

Eddie began his career as a high school teacher in Marlin, TX, and in Rahway, NJ. He then became a Probation Officer for Union County and later the State of New Jersey, from which he retired. He was a union representative, Past President and member of the Jackson Lions Club, and became a deacon at Macedonia Baptist Church in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Eddie and Cleottice moved back to Mineola after retiring and returned to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, his home church, as a deacon. Back at home, he enjoyed retirement by spending time with family and friends, traveling, working in the community and of course, attending Dallas Cowboys games, a lifelong goal of his. He was a member of the Mineola Lions Club, a volunteer with Meals on Wheels, and served as a board member for the Addie E. McFarland Foundation and the Mineola Civic Center.

Preceding him in death were his daughter Deidre Lynn; father Edward Walton; Mother Lucille Warrior; stepmother Cecil Walton; brother Jackie Warrior; sister Debra Warrior Hicks; stepbrother James Russell and stepsister Shirley Hunter.

Eddie peacefully departed us on Monday, April 7, 2025. Leaving behind to celebrate his life and all the memories are his wife, Cleottice; daughter Crystal Walton Hudson; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends.