She was born Nov. 13, 1902, at Osceola Mills, the daughter of Alexander and Christina Harris Richards. On April 8, 1922, at Columbua Avenue Methodist Church, she was married to Wilbur F. Walk Sr. by the Rev. Gordon Arch Williams.
She is survived by her husband, three sons and two daughtets, Wilbur Walk Jr. of Tipton; Herman W. Walk and Stanley R. Walk, both of Norristown; Miss Phyllis E. Walk, at home; and Mrs. Anna L. Hunsicker of Tyrone; 24 grandchildren, including Dana Daugherty who was raised in the family home; 43 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. A son, Derwood M. Walk, died Jan. 20, 1959. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, William D. Walk, and a great-grandchild.
She was a member of the Free Methodist Church, the Ladies Bible Class, the Missionary Society, and Excelsior Lodge 219 of the Auziliary to the United Transportation Workers Union.
Funeral serivce will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church with the Rev. Daivd E. Shultzaberger officiating. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery. Friends will be received at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home WEdnesday, MArch 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church Thursday, March 29, from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Blair County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 326 Allegheny Street, Holidaysburg, Pa., 16648.
Source: Tyrone Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 27, 1990
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