Known as Keith by family and friends, he married Wanda Jean Mathias on February 25, 1950 in Orville, Ohio. They had three sons: Gary Keith, David Kurt and Steven Kent Walker.
Keith served with the US Marines during WWII in the Pacific. He survived Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian to be sent to Michigan (where he met Wanda) to go thru V12 (now officer candidate school) and came out an officer and a tank command which sent him to Korea. He survived both wars to die of lung cancer in 1969 at the age of 46. Those who knew him will tell you he was a great guy, a great dad, a great husband.
From the Friday, July 4. 1969 edition of The Indianapolis News on page 31:
R. Keith Walker, age 46 years, 8047 Kimlough Drive, husband of Wanda J. Walker; father of Gary K., David K. and Steven K. Walker; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Walker; brother of Bruce Walker. Services Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street. Friends may call at the church Friday from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Shirley Bros. Service.
Keith served with the US Marines during WWII in the Pacific. He survived Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian to be sent to Michigan (where he met Wanda) to go thru V12 (now officer candidate school) and came out an officer and a tank command which sent him to Korea. He survived both wars to die of lung cancer in 1969 at the age of 46. Those who knew him will tell you he was a great guy, a great dad, a great husband.
From the Friday, July 4. 1969 edition of The Indianapolis News on page 31:
R. Keith Walker, age 46 years, 8047 Kimlough Drive, husband of Wanda J. Walker; father of Gary K., David K. and Steven K. Walker; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Walker; brother of Bruce Walker. Services Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street. Friends may call at the church Friday from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Shirley Bros. Service.
Known as Keith by family and friends, he married Wanda Jean Mathias on February 25, 1950 in Orville, Ohio. They had three sons: Gary Keith, David Kurt and Steven Kent Walker.
Keith served with the US Marines during WWII in the Pacific. He survived Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian to be sent to Michigan (where he met Wanda) to go thru V12 (now officer candidate school) and came out an officer and a tank command which sent him to Korea. He survived both wars to die of lung cancer in 1969 at the age of 46. Those who knew him will tell you he was a great guy, a great dad, a great husband.
From the Friday, July 4. 1969 edition of The Indianapolis News on page 31:
R. Keith Walker, age 46 years, 8047 Kimlough Drive, husband of Wanda J. Walker; father of Gary K., David K. and Steven K. Walker; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Walker; brother of Bruce Walker. Services Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street. Friends may call at the church Friday from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Shirley Bros. Service.
Keith served with the US Marines during WWII in the Pacific. He survived Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian to be sent to Michigan (where he met Wanda) to go thru V12 (now officer candidate school) and came out an officer and a tank command which sent him to Korea. He survived both wars to die of lung cancer in 1969 at the age of 46. Those who knew him will tell you he was a great guy, a great dad, a great husband.
From the Friday, July 4. 1969 edition of The Indianapolis News on page 31:
R. Keith Walker, age 46 years, 8047 Kimlough Drive, husband of Wanda J. Walker; father of Gary K., David K. and Steven K. Walker; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Walker; brother of Bruce Walker. Services Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street. Friends may call at the church Friday from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Shirley Bros. Service.
Inscription
Russell Keith Walker
Indiana
Lt Col US Marine Corps Res
World War II
May 26 1923 July 2 1969
Gravesite Details
Interred July 5, 1969 in Section 94, Lot 536, Grave 3. Reinterred February 19, 2019 in Section 75, Lot 57, Grave 5. This move was planned in 2005 when his son Gary died.
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