Mr. Glen Gordon Walker, 94 of Bellaire, Mich., formerly of Kirklin and Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, Bellaire, Michigan.
Mr. Walker was born on December 8, 1921, in Frankfort, Indiana, and was the son of the now-deceased Maurice M. and Flossie (Price) Walker. He was reared and educated in Kirklin, where he attended Kirklin High School.
He married Kathleen Jean Carney on June 12, 1942, in Lebanon, Indiana.
Mr. Walker spent most of his life in Indiana. During World War II, Mr. Walker served in the United States Navy and was stationed in the West Pacific. Following the war, he attended and graduated from Purdue University. He and his wife owned and operated a motel in Cloverdale and a bowling alley in Indianapolis. They retired to Mission, Texas, for more than 20 years, before moving up to Michigan to stay with their son in Bellaire for the last ten years.
In addition to his family, he found time to enjoy reading, wood carving, fishing, taking trips in the family RV and vacations abroad.
Mr. Walker was born on December 8, 1921, in Frankfort, Indiana, and was the son of the now-deceased Maurice M. and Flossie (Price) Walker. He was reared and educated in Kirklin, where he attended Kirklin High School.
He married Kathleen Jean Carney on June 12, 1942, in Lebanon, Indiana.
Mr. Walker spent most of his life in Indiana. During World War II, Mr. Walker served in the United States Navy and was stationed in the West Pacific. Following the war, he attended and graduated from Purdue University. He and his wife owned and operated a motel in Cloverdale and a bowling alley in Indianapolis. They retired to Mission, Texas, for more than 20 years, before moving up to Michigan to stay with their son in Bellaire for the last ten years.
In addition to his family, he found time to enjoy reading, wood carving, fishing, taking trips in the family RV and vacations abroad.
Mr. Glen Gordon Walker, 94 of Bellaire, Mich., formerly of Kirklin and Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, Bellaire, Michigan.
Mr. Walker was born on December 8, 1921, in Frankfort, Indiana, and was the son of the now-deceased Maurice M. and Flossie (Price) Walker. He was reared and educated in Kirklin, where he attended Kirklin High School.
He married Kathleen Jean Carney on June 12, 1942, in Lebanon, Indiana.
Mr. Walker spent most of his life in Indiana. During World War II, Mr. Walker served in the United States Navy and was stationed in the West Pacific. Following the war, he attended and graduated from Purdue University. He and his wife owned and operated a motel in Cloverdale and a bowling alley in Indianapolis. They retired to Mission, Texas, for more than 20 years, before moving up to Michigan to stay with their son in Bellaire for the last ten years.
In addition to his family, he found time to enjoy reading, wood carving, fishing, taking trips in the family RV and vacations abroad.
Mr. Walker was born on December 8, 1921, in Frankfort, Indiana, and was the son of the now-deceased Maurice M. and Flossie (Price) Walker. He was reared and educated in Kirklin, where he attended Kirklin High School.
He married Kathleen Jean Carney on June 12, 1942, in Lebanon, Indiana.
Mr. Walker spent most of his life in Indiana. During World War II, Mr. Walker served in the United States Navy and was stationed in the West Pacific. Following the war, he attended and graduated from Purdue University. He and his wife owned and operated a motel in Cloverdale and a bowling alley in Indianapolis. They retired to Mission, Texas, for more than 20 years, before moving up to Michigan to stay with their son in Bellaire for the last ten years.
In addition to his family, he found time to enjoy reading, wood carving, fishing, taking trips in the family RV and vacations abroad.
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