Obituary of Nancy Elaine Walton

Nancy Elaine Walton, 72, entered into eternal rest on November 22, 2014 among family at Duke University Hospital. The daughter of Clerc Wesley Hawk and Lillian L. Rogers Hawk, she was born on August 28, 1942 in Washington, D.C. and raised in Mount Rainier, Maryland. She graduated from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, MD in 1961, and continued her education at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD as a drama major. She lived for many years in Rockville, Germantown, Gaithersburg, and White Sands, MD; in Brandenburg, KY; and was most recently a resident of Chapel Hill & Siler City, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her second husband of 18 years, Philip Lewis Walton, Sr. Survived by her children: Tania René Arroyo Jope & husband Nicholas Jope; Christian Conrad Salvador Arroyo & wife Melissa Anne Blanchard Arroyo; Tyla Yvette Arroyo Olson & husband Nick P. Olson; her brother Robert Hawk & sister-in-law Mary Ann Hawk; her first husband of 17 years, Ralph Salvador Arroyo; sister-in-law Judy Foulke & husband Clark Foulke; sister-in-law Clara Goss & husband Fern Goss. She is also survived by grandchildren: Emma Kate Arroyo; Bennett Salvador Arroyo; Casey Lee Olson; Katie Reneé Olson; Sophia Brynn Jope; Ryan William Jope; William Randy Walton; Samantha Marie Walton Walters; Alexis Michelle Walton Peluso; her nieces and nephews: Bobby Hawk, Ricky Hawk, John Hawk, Jimmy Hawk, Terri Ann Hawk Paolucci, and Joe Hawk; David Foulke, Tommy Foulke, Clark Foulke; Judy Goss, Glenn Goss; and many great-nieces, great-nephews and great-step-grandchildren. In her younger years she was awarded a Beauty Pageant Queen trophy, she enjoyed singing at various venues, she had a taste for fine dining, and she loved traveling. In her professional career, she worked for the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD for many years, at the Gaithersburg Gazette in MD, and caring for young children and adults with special needs in KY & NC. She loved helping others, had a wonderful sense of humor and collected many photos and keepsakes. She loved animals and was very active in her church. She most enjoyed spending time with her family, vacationing at the beach at Ocean City, MD and at the Outer Banks in North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the church that has helped the family: Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, PO Box 138, Cedar Grove, NC 27231. Please mention Nancy and include a return address for receipt. Thank you.