Graveside services for Evelyn Lorraine (Kaps) Walker, 86, of Gainesville, is scheduled for 10:30 AM Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Mark Loewen officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 PM Wednesday at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walker passed away February 1, 2020 in Gainesville. She was born in Gainesville to Erwin and Eurella Kaps on August 2, 1933 and grew up on a farm just south of Gainesville.
She graduated from Gainesville High School where she was active in drama and music.
Born into a family already involved in the Gainesville Community Circus, she became a performer at the age of four, riding ponies around the circus ring. With practice equipment in the backyard of the farmhouse, she learned how to perform aerial acts and walk the tight wire. She spent over 25 years bringing joy and excitement to the circus crowds and loved every minute of it.
While attending junior college and performing in the circus, she met Dalton Ernest Walker who was serving in the Air Force during the Korean War. They married on September 29, 1952 at First Baptist Church in Gainesville.
Evelyn and Dalton went on to perform together in the Gainesville Community Circus when he became a catcher on the flying trapeze. They performed with the group known as the “Flying Sweethearts”.
The couple moved to Arlington in 1956. They bought a house and raised their family of four children there. After the unexpected passing of her husband in 1972, Evelyn returned to her hometown of Gainesville.
Evelyn worked as a respiratory therapist at Gainesville Memorial Hospital and after as a receptionist at Gainesville National Bank.
Evelyn attended First Christian Church in Gainesville.
Mrs. Walker loved to sew, paint, and be creative with the interior design of her home.
Evelyn was a wonderful mom to her children, a doting grandmother to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a close friend to many and adored by those who knew her best. She was a blessing in our lives and is now at peace in heaven with our Lord and with her husband Dalton.
Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dalton, her brother Erwin Kaps, Jr., her sisters Laura Carroll and Ouida Allen, and her foster brother Dennie Pinson.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter Susan Walker of Gainesville; son Dalton D. Walker of Omaha, AR; daughter Cindy Walker of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law Kyle and Cathy Walker of Gainesville; grandchildren: Ryan Walker of Gainesville; Reanna Walker and her fiancé Cole Wescoat of Lake Kiowa, and Regina Chisum and her husband Jeremy of Lake Kiowa. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren: Reese Walker, Cadin Walker, Alex Chisum, Rory Chisum, Jaxen Chisum, and Harley Chisum; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Youth Group.
Mrs. Walker passed away February 1, 2020 in Gainesville. She was born in Gainesville to Erwin and Eurella Kaps on August 2, 1933 and grew up on a farm just south of Gainesville.
She graduated from Gainesville High School where she was active in drama and music.
Born into a family already involved in the Gainesville Community Circus, she became a performer at the age of four, riding ponies around the circus ring. With practice equipment in the backyard of the farmhouse, she learned how to perform aerial acts and walk the tight wire. She spent over 25 years bringing joy and excitement to the circus crowds and loved every minute of it.
While attending junior college and performing in the circus, she met Dalton Ernest Walker who was serving in the Air Force during the Korean War. They married on September 29, 1952 at First Baptist Church in Gainesville.
Evelyn and Dalton went on to perform together in the Gainesville Community Circus when he became a catcher on the flying trapeze. They performed with the group known as the “Flying Sweethearts”.
The couple moved to Arlington in 1956. They bought a house and raised their family of four children there. After the unexpected passing of her husband in 1972, Evelyn returned to her hometown of Gainesville.
Evelyn worked as a respiratory therapist at Gainesville Memorial Hospital and after as a receptionist at Gainesville National Bank.
Evelyn attended First Christian Church in Gainesville.
Mrs. Walker loved to sew, paint, and be creative with the interior design of her home.
Evelyn was a wonderful mom to her children, a doting grandmother to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a close friend to many and adored by those who knew her best. She was a blessing in our lives and is now at peace in heaven with our Lord and with her husband Dalton.
Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dalton, her brother Erwin Kaps, Jr., her sisters Laura Carroll and Ouida Allen, and her foster brother Dennie Pinson.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter Susan Walker of Gainesville; son Dalton D. Walker of Omaha, AR; daughter Cindy Walker of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law Kyle and Cathy Walker of Gainesville; grandchildren: Ryan Walker of Gainesville; Reanna Walker and her fiancé Cole Wescoat of Lake Kiowa, and Regina Chisum and her husband Jeremy of Lake Kiowa. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren: Reese Walker, Cadin Walker, Alex Chisum, Rory Chisum, Jaxen Chisum, and Harley Chisum; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Youth Group.
Graveside services for Evelyn Lorraine (Kaps) Walker, 86, of Gainesville, is scheduled for 10:30 AM Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Mark Loewen officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 PM Wednesday at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walker passed away February 1, 2020 in Gainesville. She was born in Gainesville to Erwin and Eurella Kaps on August 2, 1933 and grew up on a farm just south of Gainesville.
She graduated from Gainesville High School where she was active in drama and music.
Born into a family already involved in the Gainesville Community Circus, she became a performer at the age of four, riding ponies around the circus ring. With practice equipment in the backyard of the farmhouse, she learned how to perform aerial acts and walk the tight wire. She spent over 25 years bringing joy and excitement to the circus crowds and loved every minute of it.
While attending junior college and performing in the circus, she met Dalton Ernest Walker who was serving in the Air Force during the Korean War. They married on September 29, 1952 at First Baptist Church in Gainesville.
Evelyn and Dalton went on to perform together in the Gainesville Community Circus when he became a catcher on the flying trapeze. They performed with the group known as the “Flying Sweethearts”.
The couple moved to Arlington in 1956. They bought a house and raised their family of four children there. After the unexpected passing of her husband in 1972, Evelyn returned to her hometown of Gainesville.
Evelyn worked as a respiratory therapist at Gainesville Memorial Hospital and after as a receptionist at Gainesville National Bank.
Evelyn attended First Christian Church in Gainesville.
Mrs. Walker loved to sew, paint, and be creative with the interior design of her home.
Evelyn was a wonderful mom to her children, a doting grandmother to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a close friend to many and adored by those who knew her best. She was a blessing in our lives and is now at peace in heaven with our Lord and with her husband Dalton.
Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dalton, her brother Erwin Kaps, Jr., her sisters Laura Carroll and Ouida Allen, and her foster brother Dennie Pinson.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter Susan Walker of Gainesville; son Dalton D. Walker of Omaha, AR; daughter Cindy Walker of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law Kyle and Cathy Walker of Gainesville; grandchildren: Ryan Walker of Gainesville; Reanna Walker and her fiancé Cole Wescoat of Lake Kiowa, and Regina Chisum and her husband Jeremy of Lake Kiowa. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren: Reese Walker, Cadin Walker, Alex Chisum, Rory Chisum, Jaxen Chisum, and Harley Chisum; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Youth Group.
Mrs. Walker passed away February 1, 2020 in Gainesville. She was born in Gainesville to Erwin and Eurella Kaps on August 2, 1933 and grew up on a farm just south of Gainesville.
She graduated from Gainesville High School where she was active in drama and music.
Born into a family already involved in the Gainesville Community Circus, she became a performer at the age of four, riding ponies around the circus ring. With practice equipment in the backyard of the farmhouse, she learned how to perform aerial acts and walk the tight wire. She spent over 25 years bringing joy and excitement to the circus crowds and loved every minute of it.
While attending junior college and performing in the circus, she met Dalton Ernest Walker who was serving in the Air Force during the Korean War. They married on September 29, 1952 at First Baptist Church in Gainesville.
Evelyn and Dalton went on to perform together in the Gainesville Community Circus when he became a catcher on the flying trapeze. They performed with the group known as the “Flying Sweethearts”.
The couple moved to Arlington in 1956. They bought a house and raised their family of four children there. After the unexpected passing of her husband in 1972, Evelyn returned to her hometown of Gainesville.
Evelyn worked as a respiratory therapist at Gainesville Memorial Hospital and after as a receptionist at Gainesville National Bank.
Evelyn attended First Christian Church in Gainesville.
Mrs. Walker loved to sew, paint, and be creative with the interior design of her home.
Evelyn was a wonderful mom to her children, a doting grandmother to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a close friend to many and adored by those who knew her best. She was a blessing in our lives and is now at peace in heaven with our Lord and with her husband Dalton.
Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dalton, her brother Erwin Kaps, Jr., her sisters Laura Carroll and Ouida Allen, and her foster brother Dennie Pinson.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter Susan Walker of Gainesville; son Dalton D. Walker of Omaha, AR; daughter Cindy Walker of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law Kyle and Cathy Walker of Gainesville; grandchildren: Ryan Walker of Gainesville; Reanna Walker and her fiancé Cole Wescoat of Lake Kiowa, and Regina Chisum and her husband Jeremy of Lake Kiowa. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren: Reese Walker, Cadin Walker, Alex Chisum, Rory Chisum, Jaxen Chisum, and Harley Chisum; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Youth Group.
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