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     Kim Lenette Walker is the daughter of Clifford I. Walker and Mabel Irene Warfel. Kim Lenette Walker married male White. Kim Lenette Walker married Stephan J. Laurance.

     Melvin Cramer Walker was born on 31 May 1918 at Payette, Payette Co., Idaho.¹ He married Margorie Elizabeth Nichols, daughter of John Franklin Nichols and Grace Blanche Fellows, on 1 August 1936 at Payette, Payette Co., Idaho. Melvin Cramer Walker died on 18 December 1987 at Oregon at age 69.¹ He was buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.¹

     Melvin Earl Walker was born on 12 March 1924 at Gem, Shoshone Co., Idaho.^2,3 He married Mary Jane McCulley, daughter of George Almon McCulley and Opal Merry Fellows, on 11 April 1987 at Prosser, Benton Co., Washington.¹ Melvin Earl Walker died on 4 July 2010 at Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, at age 86.^2,3 He was buried at Prosser Cemetery, Prosser, Benton Co., Washington.²

MELVIN WALKER Obituary
Smith Funeral Home LTD and Crematory

Mel Walker, age 86, was born on March 12, 1924 to parents Anna and Frances Walker in Gem, Idaho. Mel entered into rest in Spokane, WA on July 4, 2010. When he was one year old, his family moved to the Prosser area. He went to school in Prosser, graduating with the class of 1943. He moved to Sunnyside, WA for a short period of time and returned to Prosser in 1949 to become a Prosser patrolman for Chief Cliff Rolf. His friend, Sam Eaton (who was on the force at the time), told him about the position and the rest is history.


Mel worked for the Van Belle family on their dairy until his return to Prosser. He delivered milk along with a variety of other duties during this time. He maintained a life-long friendship with the entire Van Belle family.


Mel did many things during his life and was proud of them all. He was a Prosser policeman from 1949 until 1989 when he retired. During these years, he 'walked the beat' in the evening and could be seen walking down the street checking to make sure all the store doors were locked. He didn't check the doors at night after he became chief, but one could see him walking the main streets in downtown Prosser during the day time. Mel became Chief of Police when Chief Rolf retired and remained chief for twenty seven years. Not only was he respected by his peers throughout the State of WA, but the local youth had a deep respect for him. He was known to give them a break as he didn't want youth pranks to be part of their adult life. While in high school, Mel started driving school bus. At that time, the school buses were privately owned and he worked for one of the owners. He drove a school bus for about 53 years, only retiring when a shoulder injury forced him to. Mel was always proud to say he didn't have problems with any of 'his kids' while driving bus. Of course, who's going to make trouble when you have a policeman driving your bus. He was actually very good with the kids and when he spoke, they listened. He drove in the mornings for many years as his job as a policeman had him working there in the afternoons. He loved driving the buses to out-oftown sporting activities - he was going anyway, so why not drive the bus there.


Mel was a Prosser sports fan and that is putting it mildly. He became a Prosser sports fan when he was in grade school. He loved telling you how he would go watch the high school teams practice after school. He always missed the bus and would have to walk home. The family lived in North Prosser for awhile, so the walk wasn't too bad. When the family moved about five miles west of town, it was a little further to walk, but sports were too important to him, so he walked this also. He was instrumental in the start up of the Prosser Grid Kids program as well as a baseball coach for the 'Police Pals' pee wee baseball team. He followed the Prosser football team forever. Mel actually had his own reserved seat at home games. If you went to the games, you knew you didn't sit in Mel Walker's seat. You actually didn't have a chance to sit there because as soon as the stadium opened (about 4:00 p.m. or earlier) he would take his blankets and tape them to his seating area. If Prosser made it to any team playoff, Mel would be there, especially football, boys and girls basketball and girls volleyball. He was honored last fall at the Prosser High football homecoming game. Mel and his wife Mary Jane were grand marshall's and had the honor of crowning the royalty. This was very thrilling for him.


Mel was also an enthusiastic fisherman. For twenty years he went to Klink's Resort on Williams Lake near Cheney the Monday following opening day. They would spend the week fishing, eating and fishing some more. It was up at dawn to be on the lake, back for breakfast and if they hadn't caught their limit, back on the lake some more. He did this with his wife, son, son-in-law, brother and whoever else he could get there. It was a week he looked forward to every year. If you were catching more fish than him, eventually (within minutes) you might find him sitting beside you and kind of taking over your spot. That always made for a few laughs.


Mel and Mary Jane travelled to Alaska in 2001 with five couples with motor homes. He had wanted to go fishing in Alaska forever, so the long trek was made. People looked at him funny when the caravan would stop, as Mel bought a small freezer and had it rigged up in the back of his pickup truck. He said this was for all the fish he caught and he was going to go home with it full. His brother had to buy another small freezer for fish as Mel said there wouldn't be enough room in his freezer after he caught all his fish. Alas, his freezer had lots of Halibut, but no salmon. He did snag a large salmon while on the river, but when it was almost in, the line snapped and his hopes of the big one was gone. It was a very memorable trip with lots of laughs and fun. All the fishermen on the trip had to buy a pair of high fishing boots. Mel bought his a size too big, thank heavens because when he put them on, they were both for the same foot. You had to be there to see him walking with two left feet.


Mel was also a farmer. He and his wife Esther, bought a small farm outside the city limits on Bennett Ave. about 1950 where they raised hay, asparagus, cherries, mint and their four children. The family also had lots of animals making sure the children always had a horse to ride and cows to milk (the boy job). He taught his children the value of hard work, but also the value of enjoying life and having fun.


Saturday nights were also reserved for dancing (after the basketball games of course). For many years it was Saturday's at the dance, until the late 1970's when he had more time and he would go dancing, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. If music was available on other nights, he would go if time allowed. He was a good dancer and all the ladies enjoyed dancing with him. His favorite dancing song was 'Kansas City' and he might request it several times during the evening.


Mel is survived by his loving wife of twenty three years, Mary Jane. His children, Beverly (Wheeler) Scheel (Tom), Pasco; Leonard, Prosser, Judy Gilbert, Pasco; Barbara Walker, Richland; Cathy Marshall (Brian), Sequim; Bill Whitaker, Salt Lake City, UT; Teri Martin (Cary), Prosser; Cindy Whitaker, Prosser; and Wendi Howell (John), NC. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Opal McCulley, Prosser; brothers Earl (Jean), Prosser; Howard (Mia), Toppenish; and sisters Ethel Sizemore, Sacramento, CA and Lavina Weist (Abe), Kanasas City, MO. Sisters-in-laws Bonnie Petty (Paul), Couer d'Alene, ID; Wanda Roth, Union Gap; Margie Burke (Bud), Yuma, AZ; Helen Boozer, Pasco; 24 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. He is deceased by his parents, Anna and Frank Walker, sisters, Eilene Martin, Blanche Wolf, Lucille Hannaman, Leona Kemp and baby Grace Walker, brother Lloyd Walker, brother-in-law Bob McCulley, son Mark Whitaker, grandchildren Mark Osborn and Denise Osborn and his son-in-law Burt Gilbert.


In lieu of flowers, the family requests you donate to the charity of your choice.


Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside is in charge of arrangements. You may visit their website at www.funeralhomesmith.com for information and to sign the online guest book for Mel. Services will be held on Saturday July 10, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints on Highland Drive in Prosser with internment in the East Prosser Cemetery.


The family would like to thank the Davita Dialysis Center in Sunnyside for their dedicated service to Mel for the past four years. We would also like to thank the Prosser Hospital Emergency staff, the staff at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane for taking such good car

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     Paul T. Walker is the son of Denver Clark Walker and Bessie Mavis Abbott.¹

     Pearl Marie Walker married Kerry Joe Harn, son of Ward Steven Harn and Mavis Jeaniece McCabe, on 17 December 1994 at Umatilla Co., Oregon.

     Rylan Xavier Walker is the son of Frederick Walker and Gail Elaine Hillick.¹ Rylan Xavier Walker married Holly Sue Bourn on 1 August 1987.¹

     Sarah Jean Walker is the daughter of Frederick Walker and Gail Elaine Hillick.¹

     Scott Walker married Michelle Joy McLean, daughter of Neil Malcolm McLean and Joy Enid Featherstone.¹

     William Russell Walker was born on 20 January 1919 at Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio.¹ He was the son of Denver Clark Walker and Bessie Mavis Abbott.¹ William Russell Walker married Mary L. Diehl on 10 November 1944 at Indiana. William Russell Walker died on 14 February 1992 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 73.

     John Walkup was born on 3 May 1811 at Ohio.^2,3 He married Margaret Knox Lytle, daughter of Robert Lytle and Hannah Knox, on 4 June 1839 at Shelby Co., Ohio.¹ John Walkup died on 13 March 1876 at Ohio at age 64.^1,2,3 He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Wapakoneta, Auglaize Co., Ohio.²

     Jeanne Louise Wall is the daughter of Richard Charles Wall and Marjorie Ann Noel. Jeanne Louise Wall married George Allen Christopher on 30 August 1969 at Lake Co., Montana.

     Male Wall married Joy Ann Zarembinski, daughter of Russell Conrad Carpenter Jr. and Dorothy Mae Nestaval.

     Richard Charles Wall was born on 30 March 1929 at Polson, Lake Co., Montana. He married Marjorie Ann Noel, daughter of William Herbert Noel and Laura Cecilia Glover, on 29 January 1951 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana. Richard Charles Wall and Marjorie Ann Noel were divorced on 22 July 1952 at Polson, Lake Co., Montana, Grounds listed were Extreme Cruelty. Richard Charles Wall died on 15 May 2001 at Polson, Lake Co., Montana, at age 72.

     Teresa Marie Wall is the daughter of Richard Charles Wall and Marjorie Ann Noel. Teresa Marie Wall married Thomas McDonald.

     Jennifer J. Wallner married William Frank Neujahr, son of William Herman Neujahr and Gail Elaine Perkins, on 17 June 1972 at Ramsey Co., Minnesota.¹

     Walter H. Walls Sr. was born on 18 May 1921. He married Phyllis J. Houser, daughter of Albert Charles Houser and Nettie Irene Ballou, on 14 October 1947 at King Co., Washington. Walter H. Walls Sr. died on 19 August 1985 at Clark Co., Washington, at age 64.

     Shirley Joan Walraven was born on 18 August 1929 at Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.² She married Howard Henry Rohrer, son of Elden Van Sykel Rohrer and Alta Elizabeth Harn, on 2 July 1948 at Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,3 Shirley Joan Walraven died on 24 March 2016 at Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 86.² She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.² She lived in October 2008 at Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.¹

     Daniel H. Walsh married Judith Marie Hartley, daughter of Howard Benjamin Hartley and Dorothy Margaret Mouw, circa April 1975 at Flathead Co., Montana.

     Male Walsh married Judith Marie Hartley, daughter of Howard Benjamin Hartley and Dorothy Margaret Mouw.

     Margaret Walsh was born in 1748 at Killarney, Kerry Co., Ireland. She married John Charles McCarthy. Margaret Walsh died in 1790 at Killarney, Kerry Co., Ireland.

     Mary Walsh married Jay Ritenour circa 1954.¹

     Charles Jackman Walters was born on 7 September 1909 at Speers, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Charles Lewis Walters and Mary Steel Jackman. Charles Jackman Walters died on 5 June 1917 at Speers, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, at age 7.¹ He was buried at Belle Vernon Cemetery, North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Charles Lewis Walters was born on 3 December 1874 at Smithfield, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He was the son of George R. Walters and Emma P. Harn. Charles Lewis Walters married Mary Steel Jackman on 9 August 1906 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Charles Lewis Walters died on 24 June 1955 at Speers, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, at age 80.^1,2,3 He was buried on 27 June 1955 at Belle Vernon Cemetery, North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3 The cause of death was Carcinoma of Prostate.³

CHARLES LEWIS WALTERS
Charles Lewis Walters. 80, of 18 State Street, Speers, died at his home Friday, June 24, 1955, at 2:30 p.m., following a lingering illness.
Mr. Walters was born December 3. 1874. at Smithfield, Pa. He had resided in Speers for many years. He was a member of the Speers Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Walters; two sons, Roy of Speers, and Kenneth of Monongahela; one sister. Mrs. Walter Green of Ambridge. There are also six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 p.m., in the Melenyzer and Ferguson Funeral Home, Belle Vernon, in charge of the Reverend David Dayer, pastor of the Speers Methodist Church. Burial took place in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
The Daily Herald (Monongahela, Pennsylvania)
Mon, Jun 27, 1955 ·Page 6.¹

     Cora W. Walters was born on 1 February 1872 at Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of George R. Walters and Emma P. Harn. Cora W. Walters married Walter Ray Green on 17 July 1892 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Cora W. Walters died in 1966. She lived in June 1955 at Ambridge, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Eleanor Walters was the daughter of Homer D. Walters and Clohe Delle Harn. SOURCE: Mildred Harn letter March 1995, from Jeffrey J. Lipscomb.

     Female Walters married Jacob Bricker.

     George R. Walters was born in 1841 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He married Emma P. Harn, daughter of Samuel Davis Harn and Mary Moore, on 16 March 1870 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. George R. Walters died in 1919 at Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried at Gibson Cemetery, North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Hays Harry Walters was born on 31 August 1876 at Pennsylvania. He was the son of George R. Walters and Emma P. Harn. Hays Harry Walters died in 1928.¹ He was buried at Gibson Cemetery, North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Homer D. Walters married Clohe Delle Harn, daughter of John Larkin Harn and Margaret Elizabeth Duvall. SOURCE: Mildred Harn letter March 1995, from Jeffrey J. Lipscomb.

     Kenneth Bruce Walters was born on 8 January 1915 at Speers, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Charles Lewis Walters and Mary Steel Jackman. Kenneth Bruce Walters married Carmel DeSantis in 1947. Kenneth Bruce Walters died in January 1987 at Monongahela, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Monongahela, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He lived in June 1955 at Monongahela, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.²