Deacon Marion Walker Sr. departed this earthly life on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born on May 1, 1943, a son of the late Deacon Clarence and Deaconess Ella Mae James Walker.
He lived a life of faith and was a lifelong member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully in many capacities. Deacon Walker attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the Class of 1962, and was a graduate of Sumter Area Technical College field of welding. He was employed at Chaney Farms, B.L. Montague and Westinghouse, which later became Eaton. Deacon Walker was married to the love of his life, the Rev. Georgia May Holliday Walker, for more than 53 years and to this union, they had three children.
His memory will be cherished and lived on through his loving wife, the Rev. Georgia Walker; two sons, Marion (Sophia) Walker Jr. of Leavenworth, Kansas, and Michael (Paula) Walker of Manning; a daughter, Savitri (Oral) Phillips of Sumter; three children reared as his own, Loretta (Roland) Baker-Yates, Heather (James) Shaw and Willie Bradley; 15 grandchildren, Laurence, Victoria, Jordan, Micah, Paul Nicholas, Oral Jr., Candance, Georgia Madison, Caleb, Alphonza Jr., Antonio, Jazmen, Janiyah, Jaylin and Justin; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Queen Elizabeth (James) Baker of Fort Washington, Maryland; one sister-in-law, Jimmie Lee Montgomery of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Sammie Lee Singleton of Sumter; two aunts, Elease James of Sumter and Catherine Walker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one uncle, Herbert James of Sumter; three goddaughters, Tonda Meadows, the Rev. Donna Jackson and Latoya Watkins; two godsons, Joseph "Kinney" Montgomery and Kelton Richburg; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lou Ellen Walker Jones, Dorothy Walker Singleton and Hattie Walker Bradley; brother-in-law, Samuel Jones; maternal grandparents, Wesley and Queen Victoria James; paternal grandparents, Clarence and Lula Walker; and mother-in-law, Georgia Myers Holliday.
Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Job's Mortuary.
Deacon Walker will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154 with Pastor Julia Ann Hayes, eulogist, and the Rev. Rossi Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the home, 976 Jensen Road, Sumter, SC 29154.
Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
Online memorials may be sent to the family at [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.
He was born on May 1, 1943, a son of the late Deacon Clarence and Deaconess Ella Mae James Walker.
He lived a life of faith and was a lifelong member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully in many capacities. Deacon Walker attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the Class of 1962, and was a graduate of Sumter Area Technical College field of welding. He was employed at Chaney Farms, B.L. Montague and Westinghouse, which later became Eaton. Deacon Walker was married to the love of his life, the Rev. Georgia May Holliday Walker, for more than 53 years and to this union, they had three children.
His memory will be cherished and lived on through his loving wife, the Rev. Georgia Walker; two sons, Marion (Sophia) Walker Jr. of Leavenworth, Kansas, and Michael (Paula) Walker of Manning; a daughter, Savitri (Oral) Phillips of Sumter; three children reared as his own, Loretta (Roland) Baker-Yates, Heather (James) Shaw and Willie Bradley; 15 grandchildren, Laurence, Victoria, Jordan, Micah, Paul Nicholas, Oral Jr., Candance, Georgia Madison, Caleb, Alphonza Jr., Antonio, Jazmen, Janiyah, Jaylin and Justin; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Queen Elizabeth (James) Baker of Fort Washington, Maryland; one sister-in-law, Jimmie Lee Montgomery of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Sammie Lee Singleton of Sumter; two aunts, Elease James of Sumter and Catherine Walker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one uncle, Herbert James of Sumter; three goddaughters, Tonda Meadows, the Rev. Donna Jackson and Latoya Watkins; two godsons, Joseph "Kinney" Montgomery and Kelton Richburg; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lou Ellen Walker Jones, Dorothy Walker Singleton and Hattie Walker Bradley; brother-in-law, Samuel Jones; maternal grandparents, Wesley and Queen Victoria James; paternal grandparents, Clarence and Lula Walker; and mother-in-law, Georgia Myers Holliday.
Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Job's Mortuary.
Deacon Walker will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154 with Pastor Julia Ann Hayes, eulogist, and the Rev. Rossi Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the home, 976 Jensen Road, Sumter, SC 29154.
Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
Online memorials may be sent to the family at [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.
Deacon Marion Walker Sr. departed this earthly life on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born on May 1, 1943, a son of the late Deacon Clarence and Deaconess Ella Mae James Walker.
He lived a life of faith and was a lifelong member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully in many capacities. Deacon Walker attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the Class of 1962, and was a graduate of Sumter Area Technical College field of welding. He was employed at Chaney Farms, B.L. Montague and Westinghouse, which later became Eaton. Deacon Walker was married to the love of his life, the Rev. Georgia May Holliday Walker, for more than 53 years and to this union, they had three children.
His memory will be cherished and lived on through his loving wife, the Rev. Georgia Walker; two sons, Marion (Sophia) Walker Jr. of Leavenworth, Kansas, and Michael (Paula) Walker of Manning; a daughter, Savitri (Oral) Phillips of Sumter; three children reared as his own, Loretta (Roland) Baker-Yates, Heather (James) Shaw and Willie Bradley; 15 grandchildren, Laurence, Victoria, Jordan, Micah, Paul Nicholas, Oral Jr., Candance, Georgia Madison, Caleb, Alphonza Jr., Antonio, Jazmen, Janiyah, Jaylin and Justin; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Queen Elizabeth (James) Baker of Fort Washington, Maryland; one sister-in-law, Jimmie Lee Montgomery of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Sammie Lee Singleton of Sumter; two aunts, Elease James of Sumter and Catherine Walker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one uncle, Herbert James of Sumter; three goddaughters, Tonda Meadows, the Rev. Donna Jackson and Latoya Watkins; two godsons, Joseph "Kinney" Montgomery and Kelton Richburg; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lou Ellen Walker Jones, Dorothy Walker Singleton and Hattie Walker Bradley; brother-in-law, Samuel Jones; maternal grandparents, Wesley and Queen Victoria James; paternal grandparents, Clarence and Lula Walker; and mother-in-law, Georgia Myers Holliday.
Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Job's Mortuary.
Deacon Walker will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154 with Pastor Julia Ann Hayes, eulogist, and the Rev. Rossi Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the home, 976 Jensen Road, Sumter, SC 29154.
Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
Online memorials may be sent to the family at [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.
He was born on May 1, 1943, a son of the late Deacon Clarence and Deaconess Ella Mae James Walker.
He lived a life of faith and was a lifelong member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully in many capacities. Deacon Walker attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the Class of 1962, and was a graduate of Sumter Area Technical College field of welding. He was employed at Chaney Farms, B.L. Montague and Westinghouse, which later became Eaton. Deacon Walker was married to the love of his life, the Rev. Georgia May Holliday Walker, for more than 53 years and to this union, they had three children.
His memory will be cherished and lived on through his loving wife, the Rev. Georgia Walker; two sons, Marion (Sophia) Walker Jr. of Leavenworth, Kansas, and Michael (Paula) Walker of Manning; a daughter, Savitri (Oral) Phillips of Sumter; three children reared as his own, Loretta (Roland) Baker-Yates, Heather (James) Shaw and Willie Bradley; 15 grandchildren, Laurence, Victoria, Jordan, Micah, Paul Nicholas, Oral Jr., Candance, Georgia Madison, Caleb, Alphonza Jr., Antonio, Jazmen, Janiyah, Jaylin and Justin; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Queen Elizabeth (James) Baker of Fort Washington, Maryland; one sister-in-law, Jimmie Lee Montgomery of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Sammie Lee Singleton of Sumter; two aunts, Elease James of Sumter and Catherine Walker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one uncle, Herbert James of Sumter; three goddaughters, Tonda Meadows, the Rev. Donna Jackson and Latoya Watkins; two godsons, Joseph "Kinney" Montgomery and Kelton Richburg; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lou Ellen Walker Jones, Dorothy Walker Singleton and Hattie Walker Bradley; brother-in-law, Samuel Jones; maternal grandparents, Wesley and Queen Victoria James; paternal grandparents, Clarence and Lula Walker; and mother-in-law, Georgia Myers Holliday.
Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Job's Mortuary.
Deacon Walker will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154 with Pastor Julia Ann Hayes, eulogist, and the Rev. Rossi Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the home, 976 Jensen Road, Sumter, SC 29154.
Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
Online memorials may be sent to the family at [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.
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