OBIT: Floyd Broadwater WALKER, 1995, native of Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, PA
  
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  FLOYD BROADWATER WALKER
  
    Floyd Broadwater Walker, 81, Oakland, Florida, died Feb. 4, 1995,
  at his home.
    Walker was born Dec. 13, 1913, in Brothersvalley Township.
    He was the son of Howard Ames and Anna Lee (Broadwater) Walker.  He
  was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, the former
  Blanche Lottie Cobia, who died July 27, 1946.  Walker is survived by
  his second wife, the former Mildred Alma Douglas, whom he married
  Sept. 27, 1947; one daughter, Marianne Walker; four sons:  Ronald L.
  and Douglas H., both of Oakland; Robert N., Orlando, Florida; and 
  Michael T., Winter Garden, Florida; and his brother, Irving P. of
  Winter Garden.
    His paternal grandparents, Irvin Peter and Lillian Grace (Dively)
  Walker, were longtime residents of "Golden Rod Farm" near Berlin,
  while his maternal grandparents, George Washington and Emma C.
  (Miller) Broadwater, lived in Northampton Township.
    After living two years near Berlin, Walker and his parents resided
  in Power, Montana, from 1916 until 1924.  In 1924, the family moved
  to Findley, Ohio.  From there, they moved to central Florida in 1925.
    Walker was a retired master craftsman in woodworking, with more
  than 60 years experience.  He also designed, created and invented
  with metal.  He and his brother, Irving P., founded Walker Brothers
  Millworks in Winter Garden in 1947, which they operated jointly for
  four decades.  Walker retired in 1988 from the family business, which
  continues to be operated by Walker nephews.  He was a member of
  Calvary Baptist Church, Winter Garden.
    Funeral services and interment were held in Woodlawn Memorial Park,
  Orlando.
  
  New Republic, June 22, 1985
  
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