"3">Judge Harry John Wilters Jr., 84, a native of Robertsdale and a resident of Loxley, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011.
"3">Judge Wilters was preceded in death by his father, Harry John Wilters Sr.; mother, Emmy Lou Killingsworth Wilters; sister, Joan Wilters Hazen; and wife, Martha Wilters.
"3">He is survived by wife, Verla L. Wilters of Loxley; two sons, Dr. John (Taryn) Wilters of Nashville, Tenn. and Judge Robert (Ame) Wilters of Foley; four grandchildren, Blaire (Christopher) Baxter, Stone Wilters, Morgan Wilters and Taylor Wilters.
"3">Judge Wilters was an Eagle Scout, and a graduate of Robertsdale High School Class of 1945. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1945 and served until 1947. He was stationed in Japan with the Occupation Army.
"3">Judge Wilters was a graduate of the University of Alabama and Cumberland School of Law in 1952. He practiced law in Baldwin County until 1975 when he was elected Circuit Court Judge. He served as Presiding Circuit Judge from 1975 until 1989, and served Baldwin County as Retired Circuit Judge until 2010. He also served as a special appointed Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court on at least two occasions.
"3">He was State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was also a 32-degree Mason and a member of the Jesters. Before becoming a judge, he was an Auxiliary State Trooper. He also served as an instructor of business law at Faulkner State Community College.
"3">He loved to fish, smoke cigars and be involved in his county and community organizations, serving on a number of boards and committees. He was a member of Jubilee Shores United Methodist Church.
"3">Funeral services will be held Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at 2 p.m., at Mack Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Kierce, the Rev. Brad McLain and the Rev. Marty Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Loxley. A visitation will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, from 6 until 8 p.m., at Mack Funeral Home.
"3">In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Jubilee Shores United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1046, Fairhope, AL 36532.
"3">Funeral arrangements by Mack Funeral Home, Robertsdale.