Dorothy Laverne WALKER

1924 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Dorothy Laverne WALKER  [1]
  Born	12 Jun 1924	Amarillo, Potter, TX, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Nov 2013	Amarillo, Potter, TX, USA   [2]
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter, TX, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I8794	Boyd
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Oscar Lee WALKER,   b. 9 May 1879, , , TX, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1961  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Effie Lena HODGE,   b. 8 Feb 1883,   d. 10 Apr 1972  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1920  [3]
  Family ID	F2939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1924 - Amarillo, Potter, TX, USA Died - 12 Nov 2013 - Amarillo, Potter, TX, USA Buried - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter, TX, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Dorothy Laverne WALKER From the Amarillo Globe News, online edition, Amarillo, TX

  
  

• Notes

  Dorothy Laverne Walker, 89, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Howard K. Batson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Dorothy was born June 12, 1924, in Amarillo to Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Walker. She graduated from Amarillo High School and Amarillo College. For 50 years, Dorothy worked with the youth and international students at First Baptist Church, leading many of them to Christ. When World War II broke out, she and her father went to work at Pantex and worked until the war ended. She went to work at Russell Stationary and later worked for Whitney Printing Co. and went back to Pantex and worked in the purchasing office. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Grady Lee Walker and James Samuel Walker; a sister, Ruby Lois Walker Ridenour; and a nephew, James Leonard Walker. Survivors include a wonderful brother-in-law, Robert Ridenour; two nieces; a great-nephew; a great-niece; and a precious friend, Mrs. Winnie Moore. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Find a Grave, memorial to Effie Lena Walker. [S10] Find a Grave. [S48] 1930 US Federal Census. [S1092] Obituary of Dorothy Laverne Walker, (Amarillo Globe News (Amarillo, TX) 13 November 2013).