Calvin W. Walls

Calvin W. Walls January 19, 1933 - November 4, 2014 Calvin Walls made his passage into eternal life November 4, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, Malynda Watson Walls, his father, Monroe Walls, his brother Glenn Walls and sister Carolyn Walls Spence. Calvin met the love of his life, his high school sweetheart in 1949, at a Christmas parade in their hometown of Madisonville, KY. The relationship was special, their marriage lasted over sixty years. Calvin and Faye attended high school and Murray State University where Calvin played football on scholarship, basketball, and baseball from 1953 to 1957. After college Calvin worked in the Madisonville, KY school system as a teacher and coach until 1967. The family moved to St. Augustine, FL in 1967 where he joined the St. Johns County School system as a teacher and coach at St. Augustine High School. While he was the baseball coach at St. Augustine High School the parents of his baseball team built the dug-outs, bleachers and funded installing lights on the baseball field so the team could play night games. When he decided to return to school to get his Masters Degree in Administration he resigned his coaching positions and taught physical education at Evelyn Hamblen and Crookshank Elementary School. After he obtained his Masters degree from the University of North Florida, he became an administrator at Crookshank School. Calvin was a charter member of Good News Presbyterian Church where he was a member of Flock of Ages Small Group. He took part in working with the children in Bible School and many other church projects. Being a part of this church was a great source of joy in his life. He is survived by his wife, Faye Franks Walls and his daughter Melanie Walls Rogers, both of St. Augustine; his sisters, Linda Walls Gates and her husband Charles Oates of Riverton, FL., MayJane Walls Tillman of Fredericksburg, VA.; brothers, Lt. Cmdr. (retired) James M. Walls and his wife, Sonja of Pensacola, FL and Lionel G. Walls and his wife, Kathy of Elkton, FL.; nephews, Jim Walls, Glen Tillman, Harry Tillman, John Spence and Paul Spence; nieces, Tamara Walls Smith and Ambia Oates Peoples. A Memorial service will be held at Good News Presbyterian Church on Wildwood Drive, St. Augustine, FL on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. A reception will be held in the Gymnasium at the church following the service. Flowers are gratefully declined but if you would like to give a remembrance in his honor please give to the Good News Presbyterian Church building fund or to Celebrate Recovery, a program being sponsored by Good News Church, or to an organization of your choice. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.