Show bitu arp funeral services for ezra E dick walker were held in blanding saturday afternoon at 3 p m with bishop william ervin palmer officiating the opening number in the garden was sung by belva W nielson and arlea W washburn nieces of the deceased carl walker a brother offered the opening prayer jesse walker another brother gave a short talk on his life the speakers were george N L gillispie marvin jones albert abert 11 lyman and bichop palmer riley walker sang springtime in tha rookie and darwin jones sang my aly peace I 1 leave with thee the the benediction was pronounced by nils behrman a brother in law of mrs walker ezra E walker died friday morning at his home following 1 a long illnois illness ill nebs he wac vas born jorn sept 27 1883 at taylor arizona he was one of 12 1 children born to william albert and lottie brimhall walker he moved with his family to fruitland froitland Fruit land new mexico on the san juan river about 1896 and lived there until about 1907 when the family moved again to red mesa colorado in about 1905 mr walker went to mexico where he attended the juarez stake academy for one year on december 21 1912 ho he was married to alice M pinkerton and four children were born bom of that union in 1934 his family moved to naturita Na turita colo it was while he was living there on january 15 1939 that he was married in in grand junction to sarah gillespie and to that union one child a boy was born bom the family arrived in blanding may alay 24 1942 since that time mr walker has been engaged in painting and mining during the years he lived at red mesa he was active in the M mutual mutual improvement association with the young people he had the he ability to get along with his associates and had many friends dick walker as he was known by his friends in blanding was survived by his wife three sons troy and dickie walker blanding and edwin naturita Na turita colo one daughter joy brown las V vegas ea as N M two stepchildren step children mildred hensley crestine ohio and bud brakey grand junction and the following brothers and si sisters stella call josephine taylor ethel smith and nellie rostrum seattle wash ruth lerwill billings montana lovina mcmillan los angeles calif may bond salt lake city carl walker red mesa colo and jess walker blanding burial was in the blanding cemetery |