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DR. C. M. WALKER (1873-1945)
Jennie (Nand) & Dr. Claude Marten Walker
Claude Marten WALKER was born in Eddyville, Indiana. At an early age he moved with his family to Iowa. After his
early education he taught school. In 1894 he decided to attend the St. Louis School of Medicine. He graduated in 1898 and started
practicing medicine in Woodburn, Iowa. In 1900 he married Jennie NAND of Osceola. In 1905 he moved to Kellerton where
he practiced until his illness in 1944. Dr. WALKER purchased his first car in 1910, a Cadillac costing $1600.
Jennie spent many hours helping her Doc sew up cuts, deliver babies and set broken bones.
There were six WALKER children:
Back Row, L-R: Harry WALKER of Ventura, California, Frank WALKER, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Mary (WALKER) DUFTY of Kellerton, Iowa
Front Row, L-R: Marvin WALKER of Scottsdale, Arizona, Helen (WALKER) TOPPAN of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Grace (WALKER) METTE of Jacksonville, Florida
The following article was written by Bert BALLOU, editor of the Kellerton Globe:
The Kellerton Globe
Kellerton, Ringgold County, Iowa
March, 1945
DR. C. M. WALKER PASSES AWAY
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Was Kellerton's Physician for
About Forty-One Years
Dr. C. M. WALKER, 71, passed away early Friday morning at his home in north Kellerton, after a severe illness.
Besides Mrs. WALKER, he leaves to mourn his departure six children, three sons, Frank, Harry and Marvin, and three
daughters, Helen, Mary and Grace, and a brother, Will at Tulsa, Okla., and other relatives and a host of good friends.
We know of no one in this entire community that would be missed more than this man. He not only endeared himself to the
people of Kellerton by administering to their ills, he was their neighbor, and good frirend, he lived his live with them and
took an interest in their welfare. He was more than a doctor, he was a good business man, took an interest in everything
that was for the good of the town and the community. He was especially interested in anything that was educational, took
a keen interest in our public schools, having been a member of the board of directors for many years, and not only did he give
his own children a good education, he took more than a passing interest in the boys and girls of the community. Dr.
WALKER possessed a fine education himself and was of course interested in other people attaining the same. However, his
knowledge was not confined to medicine alone, he took a wonderful interest in world affairs and kept well posted on
world events, a constant reader, not only of the newspapers, but read good books and some of the best magazines could
be seen lying in his office. Yes, he was a well-read man, a good man to go to for advice and counsel along any line.
The entire community is mourning the loss of this good man. This writer has been associated with Dr. WALKER for thirty-six
years, both in a business way and other ways, and feel that we are qualified to judge his as a man of of fine
character and one who was loved and respected by every man, woman and child who knew him. The sympathy of the entire
community goes to Mrs. WALKER and to her family in this hour of sorrow. As a companion to the doctor, Mrs. WALKER
has done a wonderful job assisting her husband, together they have reared a fine family and that was the
satisfaction the Doctor had realized before he passed on. What more could two people do?
The Doctor's Friend, Bert BALLOU
SOURCE: Kellerton, Iowa: A History to 1981. p. 153. 1981.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2011
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