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Submitted: 1/6/22 • Approved: 1/6/22 • Last Updated: 1/9/22 • R479673-G479673-S3
August 4, 1907-July 28, 1972
Order of Eastern Star
*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Mrs. Inis Mildred Walker, 64, passed away at the Worley Hospital, Friday, July 28, 1972, after several months of illness.
Her home address was of Wheeler, Texas. She was born August 4, 1907 at Pratt, Kansas. She was the daughter of H. Russell. She was married to Frank D. Walker, Sr., June 10, 1928 at Miami, Texas.
Mrs. Walker moved to Miami with her family in 1909 and lived there until her marriage in 1928 when she moved to Mobeetie. She moved to a ranch north of Wheeler and had lived there for the past 22 years.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Wednesday Study Club, Wheeler Garden Club and had been a member of the Order of Eastern Star for the past 43 years. She was a Past Worthy Matron of the Mobeetie Chapter and of the Wheeler Chapter, Past Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls, and served in the Grand Office of Texas for 5 years.
She is survived by her husband, Frank, Sr. 1 son Frank, Jr. and 2 brothers, Frank Russell, Miami, and Charlie Russell of Claude, 1 sister, Mrs. Della Finch, Amarillo and 2 Grandchildren.
Services were held at the First Methodist Church in Wheeler, Sunday, July 30, at 4:30 P.M. with Rev. O.A. McBrayer of Lubbock officiating. Interment was in the Wheeler Cemetery with Wright Funeral Home directing.
Pall Bearers were, Wayne Edwards, Farmer Hefley, C.J. VanZandt, Max Wiley, Dave Agnew, and Loyd Lee.
Honorary Pallbearers were, Ed Johnston, D.O. Beene, and Cliff Pyeatt.
(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume 49, Number 34, Thursday, August 3, 1972, Page 1)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Inis Walker
Death Date: 28 Jul 1972
Death County: Gray
Gender: Female
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Inis Mildred Walker
[Inis Mildred Russell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1907
Birth Place: Pratt, Kansas
Residence: Precinct 2, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Death Date: 28 Jul 1972
Death Place: Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
Father: H Russell
Mother: Margaret Johnson
Spouse: Frank Walker
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Inis Walker
Last Residence:
79096 Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Born: 4 Aug 1907
Died: Jul 1972
Contributed on 1/6/22
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