James K. Walker

1916 - 2003  (87 years)

• Name	James K. Walker
  Born	5 Mar 1916	Liberal, Barton County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  SON	Dec 2003	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Obituary, James K. Walker, Lawton Constitution Funeral for James K. Walker, 87, Lawton, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Memorial Chapel with Dr. Gary W. Cook, pastor, officiating. Mr. Walker died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in Lawton. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker Funeral Home. He was born March 5, 1916, in Liberal, Mo., to Thomas Neal and Mary Maybelle Walker. In 1922 the family moved to Pittsburg, Kan., then to Enid and to Lawton in 1932. He was a 1936 graduate of Lawton High School. He received an associate degree in math and chemistry from Cameron Junior College in 1938. He married Ruth Fleming June 26, 1938, at Lawton. He was a retired builder and was superintendent of construction for Shelton Construction Company for many years. He later worked for Buckner and Moore in Oklahoma City. He was involved in the construction of more than 45 major buildings in four states, 23 school buildings, four hospitals and four churches. Buildings he helped construct in the Lawton area include the McMahan Foundation, McArthur High School, Great Plains Area Vo Tech, the Hotel Lawtonian and Annex, and First Presbyterian Church. One of the hospitals he helped build was the Glennon Hospital for German Prisoners in Okmulgee. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Lawton Masonic Lodge No. 183. Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Joan Walker, Sioux City, Iowa; three daughters and sons-in-law: Nancy and Andrew Bennett, Cleveland, Tenn.; Patti McIntyre and Cathy and Floyd Newsom, all of Lawton; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com.
  Died	17 Dec 2003	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Buried	Lawton-Sunset Memorial Gardens, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Person ID	I3415	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Neal "Neal" Walker,   b. 19 Mar 1882, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri ,   d. 8 Nov 1970, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mary Maybelle "Mollie" Polk,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1973, Cedar Crest Manor, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 91 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1913	Howell County, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Neal Walker's obit states that they were married on 11 June 1914. Molly's obit states that they were married on 9 July 1913. Their Howell County marriage license was issued on 4 July 1913, indicating that their marriage probably took place between 4-9 July 1913. The 1900 Howell Co MO census reflects a Mary Polk, born in West Virginia, shows her with several children - but no daughter Mary. The 1910 census for the same individual, however, shows a Mary Polk in the household, age 28, divorced. There is a Howell County marriage recorded between Mary M. Polk and Oliver Fuller on 11 March 1900, and the couple appears in the 1900 Howell County, Missouri, census. Mary Polk Fuller indicates her mother was born in West Virginia, which is a clear indication that this is the correct Mary Polk.
  Family ID	F1158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Fleming
  Married	26 Jun 1938	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Jimmy Kent Walker   2. Nancy Walker,   b. Abt 1940-1943, Oklahoma, USA   3. Patti Jean Walker,   b. 24 Feb 1946, Oklahoma, USA   4. Cathy Walker
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S334] "United States Obituary Collection," transcription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Sept 2007), for James K. Walker (2003); citing the Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 19 Dec 2003 [p. and col. not stated]. . [S323] Oklahoma, Garfield - 1930 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Garfield County, Enid, Enid township, Garfield County, Oklahoma, ED 24-25, Sheet 6B, Dwelling 132, Family 144, Neil T. Walker household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3). [S2677] “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805–2002,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Oct 2012), Howell County, license no. 125, for T. N. Walker-Mary M. Polk (1913); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. . [S2675] "Funeral Rites: Mary M. Walker," Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 19 October 1973, p. 11, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 3 October 2012). [S2673] "Neal Walker," obituary, Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 9 November 1970, p. 6, col. 7; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 3 October 2012).