Walter F. Herndon, age 78 of Chipley, FL passed away Tuesday morning, August 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born January 1, 1936 in Southport, FL to the late Joe and Floy (Miles) Herndon. He is a lifelong member of the Chipley area and a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Chipley. Walter is survived by his wife Annie Stone-Herndon of Chipley, FL, three sons, Chip Herndon and wife Stacey of Panama City Beach, FL, Henry Stone of Chipley, FL, Guy Pollard and wife Bridgett of Panama City Beach, FL, one daughter, Joanne Young and husband David of Clarence, NY, one sister, Dorothy "Dot" Ellis of Panama City, FL and twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplin Ernie Gray officiating. Interment will follow at the Shiloh Baptist Cemetery in Chipley, FL with Brown Funeral Home directing. Flowers will be accepted but donations are requested and can be made to Emerald Coast Hospice 1330 South Blvd., Chipley, FL 32428 or Holmes County Council on Aging 210 West Kansas Ave., Bonifay, FL 32425.