James and Gladys met in 1934 when he visited Los Angeles from San Francisco with his cousin Herbert Lawrence. They had gone to Los Angeles to hear Aimee Semple McPherson preach and Gladys accompanied them to the service where she made her confession of faith as a Christian.
James and Gladys were heavily involved in the Assemblies of God Church in Vallejo, California until 1953 when James became the pastor of a small church in Sausalito. The church later moved to nearby Mill Valley and the Walton's continued there as ministers until 1977 when they retired.
Gladys was the Women's Missionary Council (WMC) representative for the North Bay Section of the Northern California and Nevada District Council of the Assemblies of God, and after their retirement she continued her ministry in California, Oregon, and Washington, working with the little children--her lifelong love.
Gladys was survived by her husband, James, three daughters, Geneen Langen, Joan White, and Bonnie Shipman, and a son James, Jr.
She died in Carson, Washington with all her family in attendance. including two foster children she had raised, Thomas Sterling and Callie (Sterling) Stanek. Two other Sterling brothers, Robert and Richard, were unable to be there.
James and Gladys met in 1934 when he visited Los Angeles from San Francisco with his cousin Herbert Lawrence. They had gone to Los Angeles to hear Aimee Semple McPherson preach and Gladys accompanied them to the service where she made her confession of faith as a Christian.
James and Gladys were heavily involved in the Assemblies of God Church in Vallejo, California until 1953 when James became the pastor of a small church in Sausalito. The church later moved to nearby Mill Valley and the Walton's continued there as ministers until 1977 when they retired.
Gladys was the Women's Missionary Council (WMC) representative for the North Bay Section of the Northern California and Nevada District Council of the Assemblies of God, and after their retirement she continued her ministry in California, Oregon, and Washington, working with the little children--her lifelong love.
Gladys was survived by her husband, James, three daughters, Geneen Langen, Joan White, and Bonnie Shipman, and a son James, Jr.
She died in Carson, Washington with all her family in attendance. including two foster children she had raised, Thomas Sterling and Callie (Sterling) Stanek. Two other Sterling brothers, Robert and Richard, were unable to be there.
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