Walter Oswald WALKUP
- Born: 18 Aug 1929, Bellburn, Greenbrier Co., WV 238
- Marriage: Mabel BRAGG
- Died: 1 Jan 2006, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 76 68
- Buried: 5 Jan 2006, Orient Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Orient Hill, Greenbrier Co., WV 31
General Notes:
The Beckley Register-Herald, Online Edition, Wednesday, 4 January 2006
MARFRANCE ? Walter Oswald Walkup, 76, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea following a short illness.
He was born Aug. 18, 1929, at Orient Hill.
Mr. Walkup was a wonderful father, stepfather and grandfather. He was retired from the U.S. Navy and the coal mines. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Clarence and Gladys Falkner Walkup, and a number of brothers and sisters. He was the last surviving member of his family.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Bragg Walkup; two sons, Clarence Walkup of Lake City, Fla., and Walter Lee Walkup of Mascoutah, Ill.; two stepsons, Elbert Lee Bragg Jr. of Marfrance and Delbert Bragg of Marfrance; a daughter, Kim Deitz of Clifton Forge, Va.; five stepdaughters, Linda Garcia of Nettie, Drema Trout of Marfrance, Suellen McClung of Statesville, N.C., Lorraine King of Statesville and Jewel Bragg of Nettie; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Wallace & Wallace Chapel, Rainelle, with the Rev. Houston Boothe officiating. Burial will follow in Orient Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.
Walter married Mabel BRAGG.
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