Show PEOA HERDER KILLED WHEN PISTOL FALLS wallace stephen walker 38 of peoa geoa was killed late friday night as he stooped over to fix a tent pole when his pistol dropped out of the holster struck on a rock and discharged and shot him through gli the heart mr walker a sheepherder the father of five children vas em aloyed by william young they went into the mountains eight miles northeast of Rock rockfort rockport port friday night to move camp and were pitching a scarecrow tent when the accident oc cured walker had his cartridge belt slung over his right shoulder and under his left arm in the holster was an old style 44 caliber revolver it fell out twice and the second time young warned him to leave it oil on the ground but walker said it would be all right the next time he bent over young was leaning above and directly over him bracing a pole when the pistol fell out struck on a rock and shot him dead I lad had the gun been a later more powerful model it would have penetrated his body and struck young officers said walker was born in peoa geoa the son of stephen and sarah maxwell walker his widow olive wright walker his mother a brother chas L walker of salt lake and ralph and james walkers brothers of 0 caldwell idaho and the following children all of 0 peoa geoa survive leola lela bud reed wilda and levan funeral services were held monday afternoon in the peoa geoa ward chapel with bishop H A jorgensen presiding the singers were theron Max maxwell les mille ex mr and Ms mrs I 1 benjamin miles the speakers were alonzo J marchant frank W marchant and H A jorgensen interment was made in the peoa geoa cemetery A S marchant dedicated the grave I 1 I 1 j 1 |