Obituary of John Calvin Walston

John C. Walston Chesapeake ‘ John Calvin Walston, 93, died December 29, 2004. Mr. Walston was born in Weeksville, NC to the late Sarah Elizabeth Banks and Durant Barco Walston. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, the Woodmen of the World and an avid collector of cameras and typewriters, who loved working with his hands. Mr. Walston was predeceased by two wives, Maysville Harrell Walston and Mary Jennings Walston. Survivors include one daughter, Barbara ‘Bobbie’ W. Austin and husband Frank of Chesapeake; step-daughter, Mary Jo Ward of Chesapeake; one brother, James W. Walston and wife Marian of Chesapeake; one step-daughter-in-law, Nancy Jennings; two grandchildren, Frank B. Austin III and wife Cathy of Chesapeake and Kenneth ‘Ken’ Austin and wife Debbi of Carrollton, VA; six step grandchildren and three great grandchildren, Bryan, Amanda, and Alicia. Funeral services will be held at Twiford’s Colonial Chapel, Chesapeake on Monday at 11:00 am with the Rev. Lowe Norman and Rev. Frank Jennings officiating. Burial will follow at Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 7:00 until 8:30 pm. and at the residence of Barbara and Frank Austin at other times. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Comfort Care Hospice, 667 Kingsborough Sq., Suite 201, Chesapeake, VA 23320. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.twifordfh.com.