Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), July 30, 1959
William Walker Dies In California
William Walker, 93, a former resident of Bedford, died in Los Angeles, Calif., July 24. The body was flown to Bedford by jet, accompanied by a niece, Isabel Asbury and funeral services will be held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, July 30. Burial in the family plot, Fairview cemetery.
William Walker was born at Allerton, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and came to Bedford with his parents at an early age. His father, the late F. [rancis] E. [ells] Walker helped to establish the Bedford National Bank.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, August 6, 1959, p. 4
Held Last Rites for Wm. Walker, July 30
Last rites for William Walker, a former resident of Bedford, were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street, Thursday forenoon. Burial in the family plot in Fairview cemetery.
William Dale Walker was born at Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and died at the age of 93 years. He was the son of Francis Eells and Jennie Dale Walker and moved with his parents to Bedford when only an infant. He spent his boyhood here and was married on January 12, 1888 at Bedford to Maude Berkey. They were the parents of one son, Berkey Walker, who died in 1909. Mrs. Walker passed away in May 1942.
Will Walker attended elementary school in Bedford and later became a traveling salesman for the S. S. Pierce Company of Boston, making his home in Boston and New York for many years. In 1928 he retired and moved to Glendora and later to Hermosa Beach, California. For the past seven years he had been a patient in the San Marino, Calif., sanitarium. On June 10, 1959 he fell and broke his leg, from which he never recovered.
He is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Isabel Fitts Asbury of Holtville, Calif. who accompanied the body to Bedford; Mrs. Ethel Combs Willard of Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Combs Monson of Seattle, Wash. there are also four great nieces, 10 great great nieces and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Berkey Bacon of St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Walker was a cousin of the Nelson Sisters of Bedford.
William Walker Dies In California
William Walker, 93, a former resident of Bedford, died in Los Angeles, Calif., July 24. The body was flown to Bedford by jet, accompanied by a niece, Isabel Asbury and funeral services will be held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, July 30. Burial in the family plot, Fairview cemetery.
William Walker was born at Allerton, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and came to Bedford with his parents at an early age. His father, the late F. [rancis] E. [ells] Walker helped to establish the Bedford National Bank.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, August 6, 1959, p. 4
Held Last Rites for Wm. Walker, July 30
Last rites for William Walker, a former resident of Bedford, were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street, Thursday forenoon. Burial in the family plot in Fairview cemetery.
William Dale Walker was born at Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and died at the age of 93 years. He was the son of Francis Eells and Jennie Dale Walker and moved with his parents to Bedford when only an infant. He spent his boyhood here and was married on January 12, 1888 at Bedford to Maude Berkey. They were the parents of one son, Berkey Walker, who died in 1909. Mrs. Walker passed away in May 1942.
Will Walker attended elementary school in Bedford and later became a traveling salesman for the S. S. Pierce Company of Boston, making his home in Boston and New York for many years. In 1928 he retired and moved to Glendora and later to Hermosa Beach, California. For the past seven years he had been a patient in the San Marino, Calif., sanitarium. On June 10, 1959 he fell and broke his leg, from which he never recovered.
He is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Isabel Fitts Asbury of Holtville, Calif. who accompanied the body to Bedford; Mrs. Ethel Combs Willard of Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Combs Monson of Seattle, Wash. there are also four great nieces, 10 great great nieces and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Berkey Bacon of St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Walker was a cousin of the Nelson Sisters of Bedford.
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), July 30, 1959
William Walker Dies In California
William Walker, 93, a former resident of Bedford, died in Los Angeles, Calif., July 24. The body was flown to Bedford by jet, accompanied by a niece, Isabel Asbury and funeral services will be held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, July 30. Burial in the family plot, Fairview cemetery.
William Walker was born at Allerton, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and came to Bedford with his parents at an early age. His father, the late F. [rancis] E. [ells] Walker helped to establish the Bedford National Bank.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, August 6, 1959, p. 4
Held Last Rites for Wm. Walker, July 30
Last rites for William Walker, a former resident of Bedford, were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street, Thursday forenoon. Burial in the family plot in Fairview cemetery.
William Dale Walker was born at Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and died at the age of 93 years. He was the son of Francis Eells and Jennie Dale Walker and moved with his parents to Bedford when only an infant. He spent his boyhood here and was married on January 12, 1888 at Bedford to Maude Berkey. They were the parents of one son, Berkey Walker, who died in 1909. Mrs. Walker passed away in May 1942.
Will Walker attended elementary school in Bedford and later became a traveling salesman for the S. S. Pierce Company of Boston, making his home in Boston and New York for many years. In 1928 he retired and moved to Glendora and later to Hermosa Beach, California. For the past seven years he had been a patient in the San Marino, Calif., sanitarium. On June 10, 1959 he fell and broke his leg, from which he never recovered.
He is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Isabel Fitts Asbury of Holtville, Calif. who accompanied the body to Bedford; Mrs. Ethel Combs Willard of Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Combs Monson of Seattle, Wash. there are also four great nieces, 10 great great nieces and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Berkey Bacon of St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Walker was a cousin of the Nelson Sisters of Bedford.
William Walker Dies In California
William Walker, 93, a former resident of Bedford, died in Los Angeles, Calif., July 24. The body was flown to Bedford by jet, accompanied by a niece, Isabel Asbury and funeral services will be held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, July 30. Burial in the family plot, Fairview cemetery.
William Walker was born at Allerton, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and came to Bedford with his parents at an early age. His father, the late F. [rancis] E. [ells] Walker helped to establish the Bedford National Bank.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, August 6, 1959, p. 4
Held Last Rites for Wm. Walker, July 30
Last rites for William Walker, a former resident of Bedford, were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street, Thursday forenoon. Burial in the family plot in Fairview cemetery.
William Dale Walker was born at Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, July 24, 1866 and died at the age of 93 years. He was the son of Francis Eells and Jennie Dale Walker and moved with his parents to Bedford when only an infant. He spent his boyhood here and was married on January 12, 1888 at Bedford to Maude Berkey. They were the parents of one son, Berkey Walker, who died in 1909. Mrs. Walker passed away in May 1942.
Will Walker attended elementary school in Bedford and later became a traveling salesman for the S. S. Pierce Company of Boston, making his home in Boston and New York for many years. In 1928 he retired and moved to Glendora and later to Hermosa Beach, California. For the past seven years he had been a patient in the San Marino, Calif., sanitarium. On June 10, 1959 he fell and broke his leg, from which he never recovered.
He is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Isabel Fitts Asbury of Holtville, Calif. who accompanied the body to Bedford; Mrs. Ethel Combs Willard of Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Combs Monson of Seattle, Wash. there are also four great nieces, 10 great great nieces and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Berkey Bacon of St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Walker was a cousin of the Nelson Sisters of Bedford.
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