Wallas W. Hylton

Wallas W. Hylton, 104, of Salisbury, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 25,2023. Wallas was born September 24, 1919, in Willis, VA, to the late Alfred and Arley Hylton. He grew up there and helped on the family farm, while attending local schools. He graduated from Willis High School and then went on to higher education at Emory & Henry College in Emory, VA, where he earned a degree in Business. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. Wallas was married to “the perfect woman,” Margaret Jane Yates, on April 11, 1941. Salisbury was Margaret and Wallas’s home since May of 1960. Wallas will be remembered by his long association of 59 years, with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. He served many of those years with the largest Goodyear dealership in the world, Brad Regan Inc., based here in North Carolina, until his retirement in 1998. He was much loved among his peers for being an expert in retail merchandising, and being a man of giant integrity, in addition to a Christian testimony that was an influence to all those who worked with him and for him. Wallas had a very integral part in the establishment of Stitchin Post Gifts, a landmark in downtown Salisbury for the last 48 years, owned and operated by his daughter, Pam Hylton Coffield. In addition to being a loving husband and father, Wallas was an active Founder, Elder, and supporter of Bethany Bible Chapel on Stokes Ferry Road in Salisbury, which was established in 1974. Wallas was preceded in death by The Love of his Life for 76 years, Margaret J. Hylton, his son, Warren Hylton, and a granddaughter, Meredith Hylton. Those left to cherish his memory are son, Bill and wife Nancy Talley Hylton; daughter, Pam Hylton Coffield and husband Hodge Coffield, all of Salisbury, and daughter-in-law, Kathy Hylton St Clair, of Augusta, GA. Wallas and Margaret were grandparents to six grandchildren: David Hylton, Jeff Hylton, Greg Hylton (April), Andy Hylton (Kim), Dan Hylton (Julie) and the late Meredith Hylton. They had 18 great grandchildren. The family would like to recognize Michelle Lent, Kem Smith, Teresa Norman, Tracey Hardister, Jennifer Dominguez, Teresa McDaniels, Georgia Lynch, and Bobbie Shehan, as in-home caregivers, for their caring support and help, as well as Gentiva Hospice. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 31, 10:00 a.m., at Summersett Funeral Home in Salisbury, NC, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m., in the chapel. A private, family graveside service will be held at Rowan Memorial Park. Memorials can be made, in lieu of flowers, to Bethany Bible Chapel, 4260 Stokes Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146 or Samaritan’s Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.

Wallas W. Hylton

September 24, 1919 - October 25, 2023