Wayne O. Walls, 92, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Cabot, PA. He was born February 1, 1928 in Butler, PA, the son of Floyd and Laura (Pizor) Walls. He graduated from Butler High School in 1946, and Rider College (Trenton, NJ) in 1949.
In January 1953, he married Marcia M. Bloom. They purchased some property in Prospect in 1956 and started Pine Knoll Christmas Tree Farm. Together, they lovingly restored a period home on the property and lived there until 1965 when it became part of Moraine State Park. In 1966 they purchased a home on Old Plank Road where they lived until 2018.
Wayne was a long time member of Calvary UP Church in Butler where he served as an Elder and was a member of the Leith Sunday School Class. He was employed in Sales at McDonald Motors in the late 1950s and early 60s, before becoming a small business owner and entrepreneur in Butler. He owned/operated laundromats at Greater Butler Mart and on Virginia Avenue in Butler for almost 20 years. He also owned and operated the Jefferson Apartments and several other rental properties in Butler for over 30 years.
Wayne enjoyed gardening and was known in the South Butler area for his generosity in sharing his harvests of cantaloupes, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables with many friends, neighbors and passers-by. In the winter, he could be found on his red Farmall Cub tractor, plowing driveways throughout the neighborhood during many snowstorms.
Wayne and Marcia loved meeting monthly for breakfast with their friends from the Leith class. Other hobbies included following the news, reading and antique collecting. He and Marcia loved attending auctions and antique sales together.
Wayne is preceded in death by his wife Marcia in October 2019. He is survived by a son, Rhett B. (Jill) Walls; a daughter, Wendy H. (Ken) Fend; grandchildren: Nathan, Lydia, Amelia and Justin Walls and Laura and Olivia Fend.
Burial will be private with a memorial service to be held at a future time.
Memorials can be made to Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation (CLM Foundation), 134 Marwood Rd., Cabot, PA 16023.