Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Mahalia Chapel A.M.E. Church, 16 Mahalia Road, Buena Vista, Georgia. Burial will follow at Our Resting Place Memorial Cemetery, GA Hwy 137, Buena Vista, Georgia. Rev. Andre Mathis will officiate.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Mary Ann Walton, better known as, “Polly”, was born on August 29, 1938, in Buena Vista, Georgia, the daughter of Hillmon Tenison and Irene McKinnie. She was a member of Mahalia Chapel A.M.E. She is preceded in death by her parents, one son (Walter Level), and one brother (James Tenison). She is survived by her loving children, Willie Walton (Ozella), Deborah Walton, Janice Ingram (Antonio), Barbara Smalls (Allen), Rosemary Level, Mary Lane Walton; 1 brother Moses Ross; 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.