Minnie Ellen Walker b. 28 Mar 1914 Missouri, USA d. 15 Nov 1987 Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA: Our Family History

1914 - 1987 (73 years)

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Name	Minnie Ellen Walker [1, 2]
Born	28 Mar 1914	Missouri, USA [3, 4, 5]
Gender	Female
Census	17 Apr 1940	308 Cheyenne Blvd., Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA [1]
	1. Heister, Richard C., renting, $12.50, not a farm, head, male, white, 26, married, completed 4 years high school, Colorado, Boulder in 1935, employed for pay, 40 hours, "destrubter" [distributer], retail aluminum [illegible], 32 weeks, $640 2. _____, Minnie, wife, female, white, 25, married, completed 3 years high school, Missouri, Denver in 1935 3. _____, Theodore, son, male, white, 5, Colorado 4. _____, Bernice, daughter, female, white, 1, Colorado
SON	1954	Los Angeles County, California, USA [1]
	Minnie's son Theodore Arthur Heister married in 1954 in Los Angeles County. His marriage registration named his parents as Richard C. Heister, born in Colorado, and Minnie E.Walker, born in Missouri.
NEWS	6 Jun 1965	Alamagordo, New Mexico, USA [6]
	Alamogordo Daily New: "Another Son Killed ALBUQUERQUE (AP) ? An Albuquerque couple, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heister have received official word that their last son, Marine Lt. Richard Heister, died in a helicopter crash Wednesday in Viet Nam. Their oldest son, Marine Lt. Ted Heister, died in a helicopter crash in the Philippines 14 months ago after completing a tour in Viet Nam."
Residence	Apr 1967	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA [7]
SSDI	15 Nov 1987	Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA [2]
	Name: Minnie W. Heister SSN: 521-30-6600 Last Residence: 88201 Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA Born: 28 Mar 1914 Died: 15 Nov 1987 State (Year) SSN issued: Colorado (Before 1951)
Died	15 Nov 1987	Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA [2]
Obituary	16 Nov 1987	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA [8]
	Albuquerque Journal: HEISTER?Minnie Ellen Heister, age 73, passed away at a local nursing home Thursday. Mrs. Heister had been a resident of Albuquerque for 20 years coming from Roswell, NM. She was a member of the Latter Day Saints 2nd Ward in Roswell and was devoted to the L.D.S. church and had been through 3 Temples. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard C. Heister in 1984 and by two sons in the Vietnam War. She is survived by three daughters, Berneace Shepherd of Texas, Linda Wilson and husband, Jim of Albuquerque and Dorothy Baker and husband, Dan of Roswell; three sisters, Dorothy Pinell, Barbara Smith and Maude Evans, all of Colorado; one brother, Bob Walker of Colorado; 20 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today at 2:00 p.m. from the Church of Latter Day Saints 2nd Ward. Burial will follow at the South Park Cemetery in Roswell, NM. Pallbearers will be Lance Heister, James Wilson, Shannon McConnell, Scott Grosso, Daniel Baker and James L. Wilson. Arrangements by the Crestview Funeral Home, 7601 Wyoming NE.
Person ID	I3532	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	19 Jul 2019

Father	Theodore Hardman "The" Whitfield Walker, b. 3 Mar 1876, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 23 Apr 1962 (Age 86 years)
Mother	Rosetta Katherine "Rosie" Metzgar, b. Abt 1878, Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	17 Jun 1900	Howell County, Missouri, USA [9, 10]
	License issued 12 June 1900.
Family ID	F1191	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Richard C. Heister, b. 12 Apr 1917, Colorado, USA , d. Mar 1984, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA (Age 66 years)

Married Abt 1934

Children

	1. Richard Eugene Heister, b. About 1941, d. 2 Jun 1965, Viet Nam (Age ~ 24 years)
	2. Ted Heister, d. 28 Mar 1964, Viet Nam
	3. Bernice Heister
	4. Linda Heister
	5. Dorothy Heister

Last Modified 19 Jul 2019

Family ID F2012 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S3905] "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 7 October 2013), Theodore Arthur Heister-Mary Ann Sconce, 1954, Los Angeles County marriage book 3752, p. 116; citing original county records.
[S3907] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 October 2013), entry for Minnie W. Heister, 15 November 1987, SS no. 521-30-6600.
[S339] Bonnie Compton (1014 E. 7th St, Pittsburg, KS 66762, email tcompton2@cox.net), telephone interview, spring 2007, by Janis Walker Gilmore; regarding her ancestor, Helton Alanson Walker, his siblings, and his descendants, including daughter Myrtle Annis Walker (Bonnie's mother).
[S1060] Walker, Theodore Whitfield - Census 1920 Kiowa Co CO, (1920 U.S. census, Kowa County, Colorado, population schedule, Precinct 5, ED 108, p. 7A (penned), p. 34 (stamped), dwelling 54, family 56, T.W. Walker household : digital image by subscription, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Feb 2008); from National Archives microform T625, roll 165.).
[S3906] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 October 2013), entry for Minnie W. Heister, 15 November 1987, SS no. 521-30-6600.
[S5691] ?State Briefs: Another Son Killed,? Alamogordo Daily News (Alamogordo, N.M.), 6 June 1965, p. 6, col. 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 July 2019).
[S5688] "Mrs. L. Pinello Died Saturday," Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph (Colorado Springs, Col.), 30 April 1967, p. 8A, col. 8; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 July 2019).
[S5690] ?Deaths/Funerals,? Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.), 16 November 1987, p. C15 [33], col. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 July 2019).
[S38] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 3 & 4, 1889 - 1893 (book, Gen Soc'y), (West Plains, Missouri : South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, 1992).
[S3877] Howell County, Missouri, marriage license application no. 100 (loose papers), 12 June 1900, Theodore W. Walker-Rosa Metzger, 12 June 1900; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 September 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.