Edward C. Walker, 90, of Poteau, OK passed away Friday, April 26,
2019. Ed was born May 16, 1928 in
Corning, AR to Ellis E. & Christine (Freeman) Walker. He had 4 brothers & 2 sisters. He was married to Bessie Naomi Walker, Lorene
Walker. He had a great life starting out
as a farmer, school custodian, bus driver, taxi business in Poteau (A & B
Cab) and minister. Besides being a husband
and father he was also “Pappy” to many.
He lived a blessed life for almost 91 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; his
wives, Bessie & Lorene; and three sons, Rodger Dale, Ruben Eugene &
Jerry Dale Walker. Ed had 16 children.
Survivors include his wife, Gracie
Marie Walker; children, Carolyn Christine Fowler of Florida, Belva Joyce Walker of AR, Anthony & Diane
Walker of MO, Bobby Walker of AR, Cheryl
Ann Walker of OK, (Danny) Nathan & Dianne Walker of AR, Elaine & Walter
Douthat of MO, Janie & Terry Holloway, Betty & James Yarbrough, Joyce
Couch, Doris & Keith Morris, Freddie
Ford & Eddie Ray Ford all of OK; numerous nieces, nephews, grand and great grandchildren.
Services will be 10 am, Monday, April
29, 2019 at Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau with Harold Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Glendale/Mt. View
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Nathan Walker, Eddie Ford, Otis Gilmore &
Terry Lee Holloway, Rick Welch. The
family will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4 pm to visit with family
and friends.
I would like to give my sympathies to the friends and family of Edward.I myself know how hard it can be to cope when someone you love is suddenly gone. Something that really helped me was the promise made in the Bible at -Rev 21:4 “He will wipe out every tear from there eyes and death will be no more. Neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away”. Here God promises us that soon death will be no more. He even went so far as to say there wouldn’t be anymore tears because we won’t need them! Isn’t that a wonderful hope? God also gives us the hope that we will be able to see our dead loved ones again. We can find that promise at -Acts 24:15 “And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous”. There will be a resurrection of those we love and we will be able to live in peaceful conditions as seen in Revelation. I hope that these promises will bring you a small measure of comfort because we know that God has kept his promises in the past and he will keep them in the future. If you would like to know more about this resurrection hope please feel free to contact me or go to -Jw.org-
ReplyDeleteSincerely Katy.