PRINCETON — Lee R. Walters, 85, of Princeton passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle.

Born Oct. 3, 1927, in Princeton to Benjamin and Martha (Dye) Walters, he married Margaret Poff Jan. 7, 1951, in Bradford. She preceded him in death. He then married Marjorie Etheridge Borges Dec. 17, 1977. She survives.

He graduated from Tiskilwa High School in 1945. He joined the Illinois National Guard and served from 1948 to 1954 as a staff sergeant for the 179th Infantry, 45th Division. He served in the Korean War from 1952 to 1953.