(Buddy) CLEARWATER, S.C. - Entered into rest on Monday, February 7, 2011, Mr. George T. "Buddy" Walden, husband of Mrs. Vera "Pat" Wheeler Walden, of 320 Woodland Drive. He was preceded in death by his brother, Lester Walden. Surviving with his wife is a son, Jerry Walden (Rita), Bath, SC; two sisters, Vera Usry, Thomson, GA and Barbara Holmes, Hurst, TX; two grandchildren: Chris Walden (Natalie) and Jeremy Walden (Brittany) and two great grandchildren: Lauren Walden and Gracyn Walden. Mr. Walden was born in Jefferson County, GA to the late Fred Thomas and Lennie Usry Walden. He retired from Bath Mill, a division of United Merchants and Manufacturing, with 35 years of service and he attended Langley Church of God. A Celebration of Life Service will be on Thursday at 2 o'clock in the Langley Church of God with Revs. Benny Burton and Eddie Toole officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Pallbearers will be Randy Walden, Rickie Walden, Lamar Toole, Reggie Morgan, Jeremy Walden and Chris Walden. Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews. To leave a message of condolence for the family please go to www.hatcherfuneralhome.com . Friends may call on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 at Hatcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Langley, SC. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com The Augusta Chronicle-February 9, 2011