Wilmer
James
(James)
"Jim"
Walker
Born in Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Husband of
Dorothy Margaret (Highfield) Walker
— married
20 Jun 1947 in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Father of
[private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 84
in Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Obituary
Wilmer "Jim" J. Walker, 84, of Leechburg, died at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday (July 20, 2004) in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, Harrison. Born April 7, 1920, in Tarentum, he lived in Leechburg the past 51 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Prior to retiring in 1982, he was a craneman in the shipping department of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., West Leechburg Works, for 35 years. Mr. Walker was a member of Hebron Evangelical Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and United Steel Workers of America, all in Leechburg. An avid sports fan, he especially enjoyed baseball and following the Pittsburgh Pirates. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Dorothy M. Highfield Walker; and a son, Kevin Walker of New Kensington. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Sarah Worch Walker; two brothers, Robert and Herbert Walker; and a sister, Iva Rose Tarr. Friends will be welcomed by his family from 7 to 9 tonight at CLAWSON'S, Second at Main, Leechburg, where funeral ceremonies will be at 11 a.m. Thursday. Officiating will be the Rev. Darrell L. Carney. Burial will follow at Forks Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Gilpin. [1]
Burial
Forks-Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery Leechburg Armstrong County Pennsylvania, USA[2]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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