Margaret Esther Walton, 95, of Loogootee

Margaret Esther Walton, 95, of Loogootee, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Parkview Village Christian Care in Odon, Indiana.

She was born April 25, 1927 in Loogootee, Indiana to the late Walter and Beatrice (Seals) Burch. 

Margie was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening and sewing. Margie loved to attend her grandchildren’s sporting events and watching the Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, and Indiana University basketball. Margie was a greeter at Blake Funeral Home for many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Walton on June 30, 1995; parents, Walter and Beatrice Burch; siblings, Tommy (Edith) Burch, John (Olive) Burch, Joe (Eileen) Burch, Charles (Bernice) Burch, Rita (Gil) Abplanalp, Jim Burch and Eleanor (Omer) Wildman; son-in-law, Randy Abbott; daughter-in-law, Lana Walton.

She is survived by her children, Elaine (Mike) Wade of Loogootee; Beverly (Larry) Christley of Crane, Larry Walton of Loogootee, Patsy (Shorty) Knepp of Montgomery, Roger (Beth) Walton of Westfield, Joy Abbott of Arizona, Mark (Mary Ann) Walton of Elletsville and Steve Walton of Loogootee; 22 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Burch and Janet Walton, both of Loogootee; and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Very Rev. J. Kenneth Walker at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2023 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Loogootee, Indiana. Burial will follow in St. John Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Monday, February 6, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the church. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. John Catholic Cemetery or Barr-Reeve Scholarship Foundation.

Condolences may be made online at www.blakefuneralhomes.com