HE WAS SAVED AT CEDAR SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH AT THE AGE OF 20, STARTED PREACHING IN 1959 AND LATER PASTORED CEDAR SPRINGS AT DIFFERING TIMES. HE ALSO PASTORED SEALS BRANCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH AND SOLID ROCK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. ALONG WITH HIS PASTORING OF THESE CHURCHES, HE PREACHED NUMEROUS REVIVALS WHERE MANY SOULS WERE SAVED. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, W.H. AND EFFIE (COFFEY) DALTON; WIFE, EDNA MAE DALTON; BROTHER, REV. LESTER DALTON AND SISTER, JULIE HARVILLE.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
SONS: REV. LONNIE D. (JUDY) DALTON OF THORN HILL, TN, MIKE (LINDA) DALTON AND ANTHONY “TONY” (CONNIE) DALTON ALL OF WASHBURN, TN.;
GRANDCHILDREN: TIFFANY DAVIDSON, DERRICK (TASSI) DALTON, JESSICA (ASHTON)GRAY, MEGAN (ADAM) WINSTEAD, BRYCE DALTON AND ADAM (MADELYNN) DALTON;
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AUSTIN TORRA, CHANDLER DALTON, COLTON TORRA, GRADY DAVIDSON, EMMA GRAY AND GRAHAM DAVIDSON;
SISTERS, EDITH DALTON OF BEAN STATION, TN, EVA DALTON OF THORN HILL, TN AND DOROTHY HICKS OF MORRISTOWN, TN
AND A HOST OF OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. SPECIAL CAREGIVERS: ADAM DALTON, MEGAN WINSTEAD, JESSICA GRAY, BOBBIE NICLEY, DEANA BOWLIN, BRENDA DALTON AND AMEDYSIS HOME HEALTH.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 4-9PM SUNDAY AND 6-9PM MONDAY AT COFFEY FUNERAL HOME IN NEW TAZEWELL, TN. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 11:00AM TUESDAY AT THE COFFEY FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH REV. TERRY WINSTEAD AND REV. DARRELL RAMSEY OFFICIATING. SINGERS WILL BE PAUL WILLIAMS WITH THE VICTORY TRIO. GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE HAMBLEN MEMORY GARDENS IN MORRISTOWN, TN. WITH MILITARY HONORS. PALLBEARERS: REV. J.C. BULL, REV. DAVID RUTHERFORD, REV. RANDY KINCAID, REV. TERRY GREENE, REV. DWAINE BREWER AND ELMER KINCAID, JR. HONOROARY PALLBEARERS: ALL ORDAINED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH PASTORS. COFFEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE. WWW.COFFEYFH.COM.
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