SallyJean Walls OBITUARY
(July 22, 1944 – February 15, 2023)
HUNTINGTON- SallyJean (Ward) Walls, 78, of Huntington, Utah – formerly of Indiana County, passed away on February 15, 2023, at Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah. Sally was born on July 22, 1944, to William Carl Ward Sr. and Sarah Emily (Long) Ward in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Sally attended Purchase Line High School where she met the love of her life, Lester Walls Sr. and they were married on April 8, 1961. Les and Sally spent the years together raising their family and working on the family farm. In January of 1981, due to the economic decline in Pennsylvania, they moved their family to Huntington, Utah to work in the coal mines. That is where they lived until Lester passed away on November 7, 1997.
In addition to raising her family, she also worked in food services in Pennsylvania and Utah until health issues forced her to retire in 1999. Sally was all about her family and was proud of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. SallyJean was a member of the Barnesboro, Pennsylvania Chapter of the O.E.S., the Huntington Lyons Club, and was part of the Country Rovers Band that would go around to facilities in Emery County playing and singing for their residents.
Sally is survived by her daughter, Juanita (Harold) Elliott of Price, Utah; son, Edward (Christine) Walls and their children, Zachary, Nikki, and Dillion of Cleveland, Utah; son, Wesley Walls of Huntington, Utah and his children, Brittany LaDawn (Logan) Child and their sons, Gavin, Zayden, and Karson of Price, Utah and Colton (Amelia) Walls and their children, Willow and Dawson of Price, Utah; brothers, William Carl (Jane) Ward, Jr., of Tanoma, Pennsylvania, Robert (Patricia) Ward of Commodore, Pennsylvania, John Ward of Ferron, Utah, and Charles (Marion) Ward of Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania; brother-in-law, Rudy (Michalene) Walls of Commodore, Pennsylvania; many nieces, nephews, and a community of friends.
Sally is preceded in death by her husband, Lester; son, Lester Walls Jr.; parents, William Carl Ward Sr. and Sarah Emily (Long) Ward; in-laws, Waldon (Beryl) Walls; granddaughter, Rachelle Walls; brothers, Richard and Wesley; infant sister, Twila and Hazel; and brother-in-law, LeRoy Walls.
The family would like to thank the entire nursing staff at the San Rafael Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ferron, Utah for the exceptional care they took of our dear mother; especially during her last days. She loved you all very much. We would also like to thank the Community Nursing Services hospice nurses, Melody and Amber, Adam Callahan, C-PA, for not just being Mom’s physician but for also being a good friend to her and to the family, and lastly to the staff at Castleview Hospital.
Family will receive friends at Miller’s Landing (123 North Main Street) in Huntington Monday evening, February 20, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Funeral service, Friday, February 24, 2023, 11:00 a.m., Rairigh Funeral Home, Ltd. in Hillsdale, Pennsylvania, where the family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. Interment, Uniontown Cemetery, Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Huntington and Rairigh Funeral Home, Ltd. of Hillsdale, Pennsylvania where friends are always welcome daily and may share memories online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.