Rufus Merle Walker

1936 - 2015  (78 years)

• Name	Rufus Merle Walker  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Jun 1936	Wellborn, Suwannee, Florida, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jan 2015	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [1]
  	Mr. Rufus Merle Walker, 78, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Health Center of Lake City. He was born in Wellborn, Florida to the late George and Annie [Crews] Walker and has lived here all his life. Rufus was a loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather who enjoyed being outdoors and sharing his time with his family. He loved the Lord and was a faithful member of White Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and by several brothers and sisters. Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Della J. Walker; sons, Kenneth (Melinda) Walker and Kevin (Laryssa) Walker; daughters, Kathy (Wes) Faris and Shaundi Walker all of Lake City, FL; sister Emma Jean Callahan of Lulu, FL; grandchildren, Dan (Stefanie) Register, Wendy (Brian) Saunders, Trent (Christina) Walker, and Kaitlin Walker; great grandchildren, Cameron, Alexis, Bryant, Jaxston, and Blayne. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, in the Gateway-Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel with Pastor Brandon Witt officiating. Interment will follow in Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Nature Coast, 150 North Main Street, High Springs, Florida. 32643. GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 South US Hwy 441, Lake City, FL. 32025. (386) 752-1954. https://www.gatewayforestlawn.com/obituary/Rufus-Walker
  Burial	Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I10910	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Shaundi Walker,   b. 29 Dec, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Jun 1936 - Wellborn, Suwannee, Florida, USA Death - 31 Jan 2015 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142062849. Record for Rufus Merle Walker https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=116535577&indiv=try https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=116535577&indiv=try [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Rufus Murle Walker https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8784&h=1956975&indiv=try [ View marriage certificate] https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8784&h=1956975&indiv=try