Walter Mahan

Walter Mahan, age 77, of Whittemore, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023. A Visitation will be held at 4PM until 8PM on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Home - Miller Road  Chapel, 8138 Miller Road in Swartz Creek. Visitation will resume the following day at 10AM on Saturday, August 26, 2023 until the time of the Funeral Service at 11AM at Sharp Funeral Home - Miller Road Chapel. Walter will be laid to rest at Saints Cemetery in Whittemore, Michigan. Online condolences can be shared at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com. 

Walter was born on August 14, 1946 in Sprott, Alabama to the late Ben & Eunice Mahan. He graduated  from Mason County Eastern High School. Walter was employed with General Motors within the paint body shop for over 44 years before retiring in 2008. Walter loved to spend his time fishing and hunting whether it was with friends or family. He is known for being a talented cook and could prepare any meal you could ask for. For many years before he fell sick, he kept a hobby farm on his land and gardened. Walter rode his motorcycle in his younger years and was always a man of distinguished fashion. Above all Walter has a tender hearted man who loved his daughters, grandkids and great-grandkids dearly. 

Walter leaves behind his loving wife, Kimberle Mahan-West; his daughters, Felicia Wilson, Marcella (Eric) Wright, Loree Moore, Twyla Mahan, Makayla (Dylan) Hillier and Nekisha Lewis; 12 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Walter is further survived by 6 sisters, 3 brothers, nieces, nephews and other dear family members and friends too numerous to list but never forgotten. 

In addition to his parents, Ben (Eunice) Mahan, Walter was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Marcus Wilson and Rodney Wooten; three great-grandchildren, Jimar Jones, Dacari Mahan and Tatiana Mahan; three brothers, Ben, Ottis, Walter Jr. and four sisters, Eddie Mosley, Claritha Jackson, Dorothy Burns and Callie Person.