Paul Glenford WALKER
- Born: 18 Jun 1922, Pinoak, Mercer Co., WV 55,97
- Marriage: Mildred SIGMON on 2 Oct 1955 in Bland, Bland Co., VA 95
- Died: 2 Dec 2005, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV at age 83 55
- Buried: 5 Dec 2005, Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV 97
General Notes:
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Online Edition, 3 December 2005
PRINCETON ? Paul G. Walker, 83, of Maple Acres Road, Princeton, passed away on Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley.
Paul was born on June 18, 1922 in Pinoak, to the late Evert Walker and Belva Kester Walker.
Paul had been a resident of Maple Acres Road for 50 years was retired from the Vecillo & Grogan Company in Beckley, where he was foreman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII where he received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was a member of the DAV and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Sigmon Walker and a brother, Ralph Walker.
Survivors include son, Donald Roger Walker and wife, Linda of Roanoke, Va.; grandson, Carey Allen Walker and wife, Teresa of Roanoke, Va.; great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Samuel and Gracie Walker; sisters, Velma Bailey and husband, Earl of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mae Morgan of Pittsburgh, Pa., Ila Tschanz and husband, Chuck of Valdosta, Ga., Ruby Hurst of Lashmeet; brothers, Dewey Walker and wife, Edna of Princeton, and Cody Walker and wife, Hilda of Pulaski, Va.
Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with Minister Keith Sigmon officiating.
Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Bluewell, where Chuck Tschanz, Melvin Thompson, Ricky Hurst, Buck Sigmon, David Walker and Dean Walker will serve as pallbearers and the Mercer County Veterans Council will conduct military graveside rites.
The Walker Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 6-8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice in Memory of Paul Walker .
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home is serving the Walker Family.
Paul married Mildred SIGMON, daughter of John William SIGMON and Leona "Ona" HILL, on 2 Oct 1955 in Bland, Bland Co., VA.95 (Mildred SIGMON was born on 17 Jan 1921 in Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV,55 died on 26 Mar 1999 in Princeton, Mercer Co., WV 55 and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV 95.)
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