
| Name | J. B. WALKER [3] | |
| Birth | 22 Jan 1934 | Murphy, North Carolina |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Wedgefield, South Carolina J.B. WALKER Posted Sunday, January 27, 2019 6:00 am WEDGEFIELD - J.B. Walker, 85, husband of Susie Jeanette Tallent Walker, died on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, at his home. Born on Jan. 22, 1934, in Murphy, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Oliver and Hattie Payne Walker. He was a member of Wedgefield Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and bus driver for many years. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service and was a Korean War and Vietnam War veteran. He was employed as a guard with the Sumter County Jail, SHOCK probation officer at Wateree Correctional Institution and body shop manager at Jones Chevrolet. He was a Mason and enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. Survivors include his wife of 65 years; two sons, Jimmy Walker (Pam) of Lexington and Steve Walker (Jane) of Sumter; six grandchildren, Stephanie Walker Craven, Steven Walker, Shane Walker, Wesley Walker, Lucas Walker and Sara Grace Walker; and five great-grandchildren, Dylan Walker, Hailey Grace Walker, Walker Craven, Jackson Walker and Corbyn Walker. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Wedgefield Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Goff officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Youmans and Sidney Smith. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Wedgefield Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Wedgefield University, 6220 Wedgefield Road, Wedgefield, SC 29168. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. [1, 3] | |
| MILI | He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service and was a Korean War and Vietnam War veteran. [1] | |
| _UID | 73F3C7991120430EB71704ED02D910201241 | |
| Death | 24 Jan 2019 | at his home, (Wedgefield, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 27 Jan 2019 | a memorial service was held at Wedgefield Bapitist Church, Wedgefield, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I130014 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 May 2023 | |
| Father | Oliver WALKER d. Bef 24 Jan 2019 | |
| Mother | Hattie PAYNE d. Bef 24 Jan 2019 | |
| _UID | C892F7A716944FD7A91BF4221D597A0294F0 | |
| _UID | C892F7A716944FD7A91BF4221D597A0294F0 | |
| Family ID | F213446 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Susie Jeanette TALLENT, b. 1935, Madisonville, Tennessee d. 19 May 2023, at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 88 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 1953 [1] | |||||
| _UID | 0971F29ABDDF42C0947F4BA4DC76B7B26103 | |||||
| _UID | 0971F29ABDDF42C0947F4BA4DC76B7B26103 | |||||
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| Family ID | F89373 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 9 Feb 2019 | |||||
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