Franklin Lavert Walker (1937 - 2022)

Born 2 Jul 1937 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Husband of Patricia Ann Lester — married 27 May 1966 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 2022 at age 85 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, United States

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Biography

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Franklin Lavert Walker was born on 2 Jul 1937 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States.

Patricia Anne married William F. Ramsey on 27 May 1966. She was the daughter of L. L. Lester and Lester.^[1]

Frank died on 5 Aug 2022 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, United States, aged 85.

Obituary^[2]

Frank L. Walker, 85, of Marianna, Florida, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at his daughter’s residence in Tallahassee, Florida.

The only child of Franklin Arthur Walker and Melba D. Osborne West, of blessed memory, he was born in Selma, Alabama on July 2, 1937. He is also preceded in death by his two sons, Thomas Walker and Frank L. Walker, Jr.

He is survived by his daughter, Sherri Foschini; grandchildren, Matthew Shawn Walker and Bridget Rinker (husband, Mark); great-grandchildren, Dakota Testa and Kendall Rinker; as well as other extended family.

He faithfully served in the United States Marine Corps, and later, he worked and loved his job as a police officer. He was an avid and accomplished fisherman and boater and was also a motorcycle enthusiast.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Selma Times-Journal; Publication Date: 6/ Jun/ 1966; Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/570065330/?article=d2938fe5-f5a4-4530-a77e-d14034cce094&focus=0.3963512,0.2801123,0.5127921,0.46560767&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #22999133 ($, accessed 6 December 2023)
   Anne Lester Walker marriage to William F. Ramsey on 27 May 1966.
2. ↑ Obit-Abbey Funeral Home

• Obituary online
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XKT-5X48 : Wed Oct 04 02:58:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Melba D Owens and Franklin L Walker, April 24, 1950.