Obituary

Irene G. Walker, 70, of Plainview passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Plainview. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2008, in Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Ronny Hedges officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mrs. Walker was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Natural Dam, Ark., to W.M. and Lucille Burkett. She married Paul Walker on Sept. 12, 1955, in Fort Worth. Mrs. Walker moved to Plainview in 1971. She worked for C.R. Anthony's and retired from J.C. Penny's in 2003. She was a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation of Tahlequah, Okla., and of The Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Paul Walker of Plainview; two sons, Lloyd Walker of Bronte and Warren Paul Walker and his wife, Josie, of Plainview; one nephew, Billy Burkett of Dallas; two brothers, Clarence Burkett of Deep Water, Mo., and David Burkett of Van Buren, Ark.; two sisters, Billie Hill of Garland and Clarie Dodson of Van Buren, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Kornerstone Funeral Directors.