Clayton E. Walk of Port Matilda RD 1, Hannah, died Friday Oct. 27 at 4:45 p.m. as a result of injuries he sustained when struck by an automobile while walking along Route 220, three and one-half miles south of Port Matilda.
He was born Nov. 3, 1903 at Hannah, Centre County, the son of George M. and Leona M. (Price) Walk, and had been a lifelong resident of that area.
He is survived by the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Dortha Hersh, West Decatur; Mrs. Alma Matta, Hannah; Howard L. Walk, Tyrone RD 3; Mrs. Ruth W. Kennedy, Sandy Ridge; Wilbur F. Walk and Mrs. Peter (Olive) Poullos, both of Tyrone; Gordon R. Walk of Vail; Mrs. Nellie Burd, Lewistown; Blair A. Walk, Vali; Stanley M. Walk, Ithaca, N.Y., and several nieces and nephews.
He was a member of the Hannah Methodist Church, where he served for more than 30 years as a Sunday School teacher. He was an honorary member of the Bald Eagle Valley Holy Association.
A woodsman, he had retired from his employment with the Taylor Township road crew.
Funeral service will be held Monday, at 2 p.m. at the Hannah Methodist Church, with the Rev. James Williams and Rev. Van Beeman officiating. Interment will be made in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Taylor Twp.
Friends will be received at the Getz and Searer Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today, after 2 p.m. on Sunday, and after 11 a.m. Monday at the Hannah Methodist Church.
Source: Tyrone Daily Herald, Saturday, October 28, 1972.
Note: My great grandfather's brother.
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