Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthApr 13, 1937, Rockingham County, North Carolina [7840], [1]
DeathNov 7, 2015, Alamance County, North Carolina [7840]
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina [7840]
FatherJessie Whitt McKINNEY Sr. (1913-1972)
MotherMargaret Louise JONES (1913-1996)
Spouses
BirthJan 1, 1932, Caswell County, North Carolina [1], [4926]
DeathMay 10, 2020, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [4926], [4928]
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina [7846]
FlagsKorean War, US Air Force
FatherJames Curry WALKER (1906-1977)
MotherLessie Susan MASSEY (1904-1986)
MarriageJun 23, 1956, Alamance County, North Carolina [305], [1], [4926], [7846], [7841]
Obituary Online notes for Barbara Jane McKINNEY
11/10/2015

Barbara McKinney Walker
 

 
 BURLINGTON — Barbara McKinney Walker, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Rockingham County and the wife of 60 years to Horace Thomas Walker, who survives.
 
 Barbara retired from Lucent Technologies after 20 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.
 
 Survivors, in addition to her husband, Horace Walker, include her children, Ron Walker and wife Sherri, Doug Walker and wife Amy, Sheila Walker Kenyon, Mark T. Walker and wife Dawn; grandchildren, Brian Walker and wife Crystal, Jennifer Starnes and husband Cameron, Philipp Talley, Hannah Walker, Kyle Walker, Andy Walker, Cody Walker and McKenzie Kenyon; great- grandchildren, Abby Grace Starnes, Cami Beth Starnes and Lucas Philip Walker; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jesse and Shelby McKinney, Joe and Christine McKinney, Tommy and Ann McKinney; sisters and brothers-inlaw, Betty Lou Patterson, Nancy and Ralph Shreve, Brenda and Larry Stephens.
 
 She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Whitt McKinney Sr. and Margaret Jones McKinney; and sisters, Ann Harrel and Lois Minor.
 
 Everyone is invited to the graveside service that will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in the Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church cemetery by the Rev. Larry Cheek. The family will receive friends following the service in the church and at other times at the son’s, Ron Walker’s, home.
 
 In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com [7840]
Obituary Online notes for Horace Thomas (Spouse 1)
5/12/2020

Horace Thomas Walker

January 1, 1932 ~ May 10, 2020 (age 88)

Horace Thomas Walker, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at his Home.  He was born on January 1, 1932 in Caswell County to the late James Curry Walker and Lessie Massey Walker, and was the husband of 60 years to the late Barbara McKinney Walker who passed away in 2015.
Horace retired from AT&T/Lucent Technologies after 30 years of service.  He was a veteran of the US Air Force during the Korean War and was of the Primitive Baptist faith. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother, who will be dearly missed.
Horace is survived by his children, Ron Walker and wife Sherri, Doug Walker and wife Amy, Sheila Walker, Mark Walker and wife Dawn; grandchildren, Brian Walker and wife Crystal, Jennifer Starnes, Dr. Philipp Talley, Jr. and wife Jacqueline, Hannah Walker Hall and husband Justin, Kyle Walker and fiancé Caitlyn Hagy, Andy Walker, Cody Walker and McKenzie Kenyon; great grandchildren, Abby Starnes, Cami Starnes, Lucas Walker, Shelby Walker and Philipp “Sonny” Talley III.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara M. Walker; parents, James and Lessie Walker; and a sister and brother-in-law, Edith W. and Eugene Cheek.
The graveside service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery by Rev. Dr. Larry Cheek.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Bush Arbor Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Susan Newcomb, 909 Oakview Loop Road., Yanceyville, NC 27379.
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