Delta County CO Archives Obituaries.....Walker, William August 10, 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathleen Haney khaney@wic.net April 10, 2006, 8:37 am Unknown Walker, William J. Ouray lost a pioneer resident August 10th when William John Walker, 86 died suddenly at his home. Mr. Walker was born in Clinton County, Ill. January 14 1870 and moved to Ouray as a young man. He was well known and well liked in Ouray and his many friends will miss him. Mr. Walker spent many years as a guard at the Camp Bird mine and as a law enforcement officer in Ouray. Mrs. Walker proceeded her husband in death in 1953. He leaves two children: Oliver "Tillie" Walker of Ouray and Mrs. Roy Shults (Gladys) of Delta and one grandson in the armed services. Funeral services were held Aug. 14th at the Flor Funeral Home with Leo Flor officiating. A hymn was sung by Mrs. Dorothy Davis accompanied by Evelyn Bates, Pallbearers were Glen Hopkins, Earl Hoskins, Bob Robinson, Frank Massard, Jess Ensley and William Cuthbert. Interment was in the Delta Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/delta/obits/w/walker31gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cofiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb