Velma Elaine Walters was born June 18, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa to Anna Elizabeth (Lytle) and William Nathan Kesterson.  She graduated from Onawa High School in Onawa, Iowa.

She was united in marriage to Keith Walters on October 8, 1961 in Onawa, Iowa.   She love playing cards, fishing, watching football and golf.  Velma was a member of the Tent Chapel Church of Christ of Blockton.

She passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 surrounded by her family at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Keith in 2021; son Chuck “Buck” in 2018; sister Marilyn; brothers-in-law, John, Wayne and Dale Walters; sisters-in-law, Jeane Walters, June Bryon and Maxine Hamblen.

Velma is survived by her sons: William (Camilla) Walters of Mount Ayr, Iowa, David (Tana) Walters of Grant City, Missouri, daughter-in-law Donna Walters of Raymore, Missouri; 5 grandchildren: Hunter Walters, Wayne (Monica) Walters, Ben (Breann) Walters, Jordan Walters and Bobby Lynch; 7 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Jeanne Walters.

Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Blockton Community Building in Blockton, Iowa. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, Iowa.  Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City is handling arrangements.