Carol Ann (Martin) Walden, 68, of Pevely died April 29, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Walden, a 1968 graduate of Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto, Ill., was a retired production supervisor with Foster Forbes Glass Co. She loved flower gardening, springtime weather and home decorating. She was a great fan of HGTV, loved doing jigsaw puzzles and loved caring for her pets: Candy, Cody, and Boo. She was born Feb. 8, 1950, in Fort Knox, Ky., the daughter of the late Billy B. and Mary E. (Michael) Martin.
She is survived by her husband of 27 years: Charles E. Walden; two daughters: Jennifer (Jeff) Munzlinger of Dittmer and Michelle (Nick) Livingston of Kokomo, Ind.; a son: Jason (Jennifer) Balicki of Maryland Heights; a sister: Clara (Darrell) Schaefer of Granite City, Ill.; two brothers: Bill (Sheila) Martin of Godfrey, Ill., and George (Velda) Martin of Bethalto, Ill.; four grandchildren: Caitlin Munzlinger, Lucas Munzlinger, Ashley (Kristen) Depung and Emily Kemble; a great-granddaughter: Winona Depung; 11 nieces and nephews; numerous great-nieces and nephews; and her maternal aunt: Betty Warren.
She was preceded in death by a niece: Heather Martin.
Visitation is at 10 a.m. and a funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Vinyard Hillcrest Funeral Home, 9115 Commercial Blvd., in Pevely, officiated by Pastor Terry Crank. Burial is in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens in Crystal City. Memorials may be made to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation at www.Lungcancerresearchfoundation.org. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Funeral Home.