Obit of Willie Pearl Walker (w426) - Roger Mills County, OK

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell   <wpurc25758@aol.com>  29 Aug 2002
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Surnames: Walker, Speck, Cribbs, Virgil, Cary, Grigsby 

Originally posted at:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/4970

Willie Pearl Walker, daughter of W.T. and Effie Walker, was born 
at Hammon, Oklahoma on August 16, 1906 and departed this life on 
August 14, 1965 at Shattuck Hospital, Shattuck, Oklahoma.  She 
was 58 years, 11 months, and 28 days of age.

On August 1, 1927, she was united in marriage to Chester A. Speck at 
Sayre, Oklahoma.  One daughter, Virginia Lou, was born to this 
union.  In 1937 Pearl and her family moved to Vici and operated the 
Central Telephone Company.  She was the Vici switchborad operator 
for a period of 23 years.

Peal dedicated her life to the Master in her early life and was 
baptized.  She was a member of The First Christian Church of Vici.

She was active in community life and was interested in any project 
which she felt was for the betterment of the town and community.  
The happiness and welfare of her family and her friends was of 
utmost importance to her and upon this splendid trait of 
personality, stemmed the desire to be of help to all people.

She was preceded in death, by a sister, Beulah Cribbs, in 1954 and 
her fahter, W.T. Walker, in 1963.  She is survived by her husband of 
the home in Vici, her daughter, Virginia Lou Virgil, two grandsons 
Ken and Doug and son-in-law, George Virgil all of Lawton, Oklahoma.  
Her mother, Mrs. W.T. Walker of Hammon, Oklahoma; two brothers, 
Francis Walker of Oklahoma City and Russell Walker of Del City, 
Oklahoma; two sisters, Juanita Cary of Oklahoma City and Nadine 
Grigsby of Ft. Woth, Texas, ten nieces and nephews, other relatives 
and many firends.

Burial in Sunnyside Cemtery, Vici, Dewey County, Oklahoma.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK