He retired from Faultless Caster and served in the US Army Air Corp during WWII. He loved playing scratch off Bingo, going on drives and was an avid gardner. He was a loving dad and grandpa.
Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Grace; brothers, Clyde (Gene) and Herman (Dorothy); and daughters, Patricia, Brenda and Shirley.
He is survived by his son, Larry Pointer; grandchildren, Larry Pointer II (Karen), Labreska Dillingham (Mike) and Kim Harris (Mike); great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Nathanial Pointer, Cherry, Shane and Gracie Dillingham and Jared, Luke and Brad Harris; and great-great-grandchild, Jaedynn Dillingham.
Services will be 1:00 PM Monday, April 30, 2012, at Alexander West Chapel, officiated by Rev. Jack Feldbusch, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Friends may visit Sunday from 2:00 to 8:00 PM and Monday from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.