A native of Union County, he was the son of the late Wade Walker and Lucenda Walker. He was a member of the Union Church of Christ and a graduate of Sims High School.
Survivors include a daughter, Sherry Walker of Union; a brother Theodore J. Johnson of Philadelphia; four sisters, Gloria Johnson of Asheville, Gwen Logan of Hickory, Judy Jones of Union and Ruth Smith of Whitmire; and one grandson, Michael Edwards of Union.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at 1 p.m. at the Union Church of Christ, 704 N. Duncan By-pass. Burial will follow in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Sherry Walker, 132 Hillside Drive.
Arrangements are with the Michael A. Glenn Funeral Home - Union.




