Carey Steve Walden
March 16, 1945 – February 6, 2016

Funeral services for Carey Steve Walden, 70, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Miles Carter and Rev. Johnny Burdick will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Walden passed away at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA, on Saturday, February 6, 2016.

Honorary pallbearers will be fellow umpires and members of the Grady County Building and Grounds Crew.

Mr. Walden was born on March 16, 1945, in Cairo, GA, to the late Luther Lamar Walden and Martha Francis Lewis Walden. He served his country in the U.S. Army. On June 1, 1984, he married Debra Singletary Walden, who survives. He retired as the building and grounds director for Grady County. He was a devoted member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Cairo, GA.

Survivors include: wife, Debra Singletary Walden of Cairo, GA; daughter, Amber Childs (Steven) of Cairo, GA; sons, Carey Walden, Jr. of Cairo, GA, Luke Walden of Buena Park, CA; grandchildren, Asher Childs, Riley Walden, Kelsey Walden, all of Cairo, GA; brother, Luther Lamar Walden (Tina) of Cairo, GA; and sisters, Peggy Faircloth of Whigham, GA, Barbara Horton of Cleveland, GA.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; sister, Elaine Harrison; and nephew, Wendell Harrison.

Memorials may be made in Mr. Walden’s memory to: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Bible Fund, 3224 HWY 84 East, Cairo, GA 39828.

The family will receive friends at Tabernacle Baptist Church immediately following the funeral service at the church.