Obit of R. Irene "Rene" Walkup (w421) - Stephens County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Esther Lamb 28 Mar 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Walkup, King, Foster, Johnson, Henry, Harvey R. Irene "Rene" Walkup of Duncan (Stephens County) born Sept 20, 1901 in Huntington, AR. to Edward and Sallie King Foster, died March 12, 2001 in Duncan. She married James H. Walkup on June 22, 1920. She was a homemaker and an avid baseball fan. She also loved to read. Survivors include her son William A Walkup of Duncan; a niece, Sally Foster of Rochester Hills, Mich.; four grandchildren, William Walkup III of Bakersfield Calif, Lynn B. Walkup of Los Angeles, Calif., Robin Johnston of Cabot Ark., and Roberta Harvey Henry of Oklahoma City, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 12, 1990 and Jimmie Louise Walkup Harvey in Sept. 1983. Services were held in the First Presbyterian Church in Duncan with Dr. John McGarey officiating. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home in Duncan. --------------------------------------------------------------------