SALEM — Mr. William Harvey Walton Jr., 68, of Salem, KY, passed away Sunday morning at Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services in Salem, KY.

Mr. Walton attended Central Baptist Church in Burna, KY. He was an active member of Salem Fire Department for over 17 years and was an active member for several years of Burna Fire Department, Crittenden County Rescue Squad and Caldwell Springs Fire Department.

Mr. Walton is survived by his wife of 47 years, Janice Walton; three children, Suzanne Wilson of Gilbertsville, KY, Harvey Lee Walton of Salem, KY, and William Thomas Walton of Marion, KY; three sisters, Edna Adams, Bonnie Sutton and Virginia Hunter, all of Clarksville, TN; and two brothers, Harold Walton of Salem, KY, and Harvey Lee Walton of Wisconsin; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Hunter, and his parents, William Harvey, Sr and Edna Elizabeth Riley Walton.

Funeral services will be Saturday, at noon, in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors with the Revs. Barry Dummit and Gary Hardesty officiating.

Burial with full firefighters honors will follow at White’s Chapel Cemetery in Crittenden County.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Boyd Funeral Directors in Salem, KY.

Condolences may be left online at boydfuneraldirectors.com.