Emily Geraldine (Day) Walters

September 25, 2026 - November 18, 2012

Mattoon, IL-Emily Geraldine (Day) Walters, age 86, of Mattoon, IL, passed away at 12:38 a.m., Sunday, November 18, 2012, at the Odd-Fellow Rebekah Home.\r\n \r\nThe funeral service in her honor will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 24, 2012, at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL, 61938. Reverend Robert Janes will officiate. Interment will be at a later date. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m., until the service begins. \r\n\r\nBorn September 25, 1926, in Charleston, Illinois, Emily was the daughter of Gilbert Beckem and Florence (Callaway) Day. She married Max 'Leroy' Walters, Sr. He preceded her in death in 2003. Survivors include four children: Max Leroy Walters, Jr, and his wife, Beverly, of Enterprise, AL, Robert Lee Walters, and his wife, Hazel, of Smyrna Beach, FL, Jerry Dale Walters of Mattoon, IL, and Diana Sue Walters of Apopka, FL. Two brothers: Carl Day of Mattoon, IL, and Ralph Day of Thomasville, NC. One sister: Marjorie Whitaker of Mattoon, IL. \r\n\r\nShe was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Day.\r\nMrs. Walters worked at Mattoon Memorial Hospital as a Ward Clerk until her retirement. \r\n\r\nMemorials in her honor may be made to the Mattoon Public Library, 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938. \r\n