OBIT: William L. WALKER, 2001, formerly of Garrett, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ WALKER William L. Walker, 72, Ebensburg, formerly of Garrett died Nov. 18, 2001, at the Windber Hospice. Born Feb. 25, 1929 in Garrett, a son of the late Harold and Helen (Beck) Walker. Also preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth E. (Housel) Walker. Survived by his wife, the former Carolyn Christner, and these children: James W. Walker and his wife, Mary Ann, Springs, David L. Walker and his wife, Cindy, Meyersdale, Doris J., wife of Donald Swanson, Chesapeake, Va., Michael E. Lane and his wife Melanie, Meyersdale, and Craig W. Lane and his wife Lori, Garrett; also 11 grandchildren and a great-grandson. A brother of Robert Walker, Garrett. Retired from PennDOT as an operator. Member of the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Garrett. A life-long member of the Democrat Party. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale. Service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Garrett, with the Rev. Glenn P. Foster officiating. Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park. Memorials may he made to the Windber Hospice or the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Garrett. Daily American, November 18, 2001 [W0335]