John was born to Bessie Walding (Smith) and Henry Walding on February 11, 1930, in Columbia, Alabama outside of Dothan. He was a brother to James Earl, Nellie Ruth, Joseph, and Henry Walding.

John Wayne Walding. On the C-SPAN Networks: John Wayne Walding is a Sergeant First Class for the U.S. Army with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2016 Speech.

SIOUX CITY | John "Jack" M. Walding,, 90, of Omaha, Neb., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Omaha.