Velma (Duckworth) Walker (1922 - 2008)

Born 4 Mar 1922 in Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Died 28 Aug 2008 at age 86 in Pearl, Rankin, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Velma Duckworth was born on Mar 04, 1922 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the eighth child of Buray David Duckworth and Emma Jane Jones. She had eight siblings, namely: Lawrence Wilson Sr., Benjamin Ford, Ina M, May, Leon, Leonard S., Hardy Clifton, and Elma (her twin). She died on Aug 28, 2008 in Pearl, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (Wisteria Gardens; Age at Death: 86).

Velma Duckworth was buried in Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (no cemetery listed in obituary).

Race: (White) She lived in Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Sister).

Lee Ottis Walker and Velma Duckworth had children (see obituary).

Obituary

Published in Clarion Ledger on Aug. 30, 2008

Velma Walker

Velma Duckworth Walker died Thursday, August 28, 2008, at Wisteria Gardens in Pearl, MS.

Visitation will be Sunday, August 31, 2008, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral home in Byram, MS. Services will be at 3 p.m. Burial will follow in Raymond, MS.

Mrs. Walker was born March 4, 1922, in Magee, MS to Buray David Duckworth and Emma Jones Duckworth.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lee Ottis Walker; two sisters; and four brothers.

She is survived by her twin sister, Elma Basye; her sons, Jim Walker (Cathy), Ben Walker (Vicki) and Rodney Walker (Charla); 11 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Walker was a member of Raymond Baptist Church.

The family extends heartfelt thanks to the staff of Wisteria Gardens and the caregivers at Providence Hospice.

On line guestbook available at www.chancellorfuneralhome.com.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Published in Clarion Ledger on Aug. 30, 2008

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5G5-K2X : accessed 20 February 2016), Velma D Walker, 28 Aug 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGV-STW : accessed 20 February 2016), Velma Duckworth in household of Ina Cockrell, Ward 14, Jackson, Beat 4, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-24A, sheet 6A, family 111, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2027.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-9R1 : accessed 20 February 2016), Velma Duckworth in entry for B P Duckworth, 1930.