Fern Angeline Walker 1918 - 2009

WALKER, MICKENS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 10/22/2020 at 21:58:02

Sioux City Journal
7 July 2009

Fern A. Walker

SIOUX CITY - Fern Angeline Walker, 91, of Hartwell, Ga., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Monday, July 6, 2009, at her residence surrounded by her husband and family.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Reed Creek Baptist Church in Hartwell, with the Rev. Sam Dulaney officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell Chapel in Hartwell. Condolences may be sent online to www.stricklandfh.com.

Fern Mickens was born April l, 1918, in Toledo, Ohio, the third children of William and Rose Mickens, following her brother, Howard, and sister, Alice.

She married her high school sweetheart, Arden C. Walker, on Nov. 4, 1939, in Angola, Ind. After almost 70 years of marriage, her eyes still twinkled like a school girl whenever Arden told stories of their courting days. Prior to beginning a family, she graduated from business school and was employed by B.R. Baker in Toledo. After her family was raised, she worked for Younkers in Sioux City. She figured payroll for both companies with accuracy to the penny.

Her primary role in life was as a wife, mother, grandmother and home-maker. She had a warm welcoming home, filled with good smells from her oven. She had a broad assortment of interests and talents. She enjoyed fishing, boating, gardening, traveling, crocheting, baking, holidays, antiquing, listening to Perry Como, playing the piano, writing letters and visiting with friends and family. As a young woman, she was an active member of Alexis Congregational Church in Toledo, where she sang duets with her sister. Since moving to Hartwell in 1982, the couple worshipped at Reed Creek Baptist Church and she was a member of the Golden Agers. She also was a 50 -year plus member of the Order of the Eastern Star Nancy Hart Chapter. Her faith, strong sense of duty, devotion to family and habits of daily good deeds made her an inspiration to many.

She will be deeply missed by her husband; a son, Ron Walker of Hartwell; daughter, Ruth and her husband, Clyde Evans' of Muscatine, Iowa; a son, John Walker and his wife, Kathy of Ormond Beach, Fla.; a son, David Walker and his wife, Cherry of Talbott, Tenn.; grandchildren, Jeffry Evans, Barbara Townsend, Alan Evans, Jennifer Reiland, Laura Evans, Christine Barge, Neil Walker, Summer Rennick, Brandi Smith, Michael Walker, Bryan Walker and Adra Moore; great-grandchildren, Elle, Olivia, Noah, Landon, Mya, Reagan, Ryan, Christian, Ella, Mycah, Seth, Jamie, Tanner, Abby, Ali Jean, Sidney, Beckett and Brandon; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister; and a brother.

Memorials may be directed to the church