Roger Lee Walton, age 62, of 825 Rose Avenue, Clifton Forge, Virginia, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was born in Clifton Forge on May 31, 1957, a son of the late Herbert Berlin Sams, Sr. and Lottie Emma Walton Sams. He was a graduate of Clifton Forge High School, a retired foreman with Bolivia Lumber Company in Clifton Forge, and an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. Roger was a devoted UVA Cavaliers Fan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an aunt, Lois VanBuren; two aunts and uncles, Linda Lee and Grover Cauley, and Ruby and Leonard A. Walton, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Cathy Walton of Clifton Forge; a son, Matthew Walton and his fiancée Molly of Clifton Forge; two step-sons, Anthony Wright and his wife Crystal of Selma, and Brian Wright and his wife Sabrina of Troutville; two brothers, Herbie and David Wayne Sams, both of Clifton Forge; six grandchildren, Tony, Sierra, Cameron, Brianna, Alex, and Brennan Wright; a special cousin, Michelle Warren and husband Homer; special friends, Rose Mary Tucker and Josh Floyd; and his beloved dogs, Missy, Harley and BearBear.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge with Mr. Chris Fisher and Mr. Robert Tucker officiating. Interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor. Active pallbearers will be Anthony Wright, Brian Wright, Nathan Hall, Daniel Smith, Billy Angle and Timmy Downey. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Nicely Funeral Home.