Billy Oren Walker

1926 - 2009  (82 years)

• Name	Billy Oren Walker  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	8 Sep 1926	Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Apr 1930	Boone, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  	1. Lozier, Orlando S., head, owns, value $200, farm, male, white, 35, married, first married age 23, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, laborer, oil company, not a veteran 2. _____, Marie P., wife, female, white, 23, married, first married age 18, can read and write, Illinois, Kentucky, Illinois 3. Walker, Billie O., son, male,w hite, 4, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Illinois
  Died	30 May 2009	Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA   [5, 6]
  	Last residence: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 95842
  Obituary	7 Jun 2009	Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA   [6]
  	Obituary, Billy O. Walker, 2009, Bakersfield, CA Deceased Name: Billy O. Walker 1926 - 2009 Billy O. Walker 82, passed away at his home in Sacramento, CA, on Saturday, May 30, 2009, following a long and courageous battle with diabetes and heart complications. Bill was born September 8, 1926 in the Town of Nowata, OK, to the late Pat Alonzo Walker and Marie Lozier. He attended Ripley, OK, Grade School and High School. Bill served in the U.S. Navy, during WWII and was stationed at San Diego, CA; USS ATA-184. He was Ship's Cook, third class V-6 USNR. On September 30, 1947, he was united in marriage to June Mattox in Fairfield, CA. In 1947, Bill began his working career in the Oil Fields. As his experience and skills increased he began a welding career. He was a member of Union Local 460, Plumbers & Steam Fitters. Bill's hard work, work ethics and skills gained him a reputation as the "man who can design, engineer, and build just about anything mechanical." His pinnacle of success was AG Fab, his company which specialized in designing, engineering and building farming equipment. Bill and June moved to Sacramento in 2006 from Bakersfield, CA to be near their son and family and became members of the Hillsdale Blvd Baptist Church. In Bakersfield, he was a dedicated charter member of Valley Baptist Church where he faithfully served his Church and Community for over fifty years. He was a member of the Valley Voyagers and was a dedicated member of VFW, post 10859. Bill is survived by his wife, friend and loving companion, June of the home; his son, Stan and wife Zulinka; four grandchildren, Stephen Walker, Tisa Kassler, Shannon Terrel and Justin Walker; one great-grandson, Michel Walker; three great-granddaughters, Brookland, Sydney and Adriana; his brothers, Gus Allen Walker and wife Dixie of Hugo, OK, Harold Wayne Walker and wife Maxine of Katy, TX; his sisters, Patsy Wanda Himes and husband Paul of Grant, OK and Peggy Sue Scruggs of Bristow, OK; his brothers, James Lozier and wife Della of Austin, TX, Bob Lozier and wife Nadine of Yale, OK, Guy Lozier and wife Tanya of Tulsa, OK, Ernest Lozier of Austin, TX. He is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Bill was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Ray Walker and Ocie Olia Walker; and one sister, Gloria Ann (Walker) Bookout. Funeral services for Bill will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, 9101 Kern Canyon Rd., Bakersfield, CA. The Rev. Roger Spradlin will officiate. Family will receive relatives and friends at the Hillcrest Funeral Home on Monday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Following the funeral services the Valley Voyagers and Sunday School Class will sponsor a potluck reception at the Valley Baptist Church, 4800 Fruitvale Avenue, Bakersfield, CA. Flowers are to be delivered to Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary. We would like to thank all relatives and friends for their generous help and support. Billy O. Walker 1926 - 2009 www.bakersfield.com/obits
  Parents	Billy O. Walker's 2009 obituary names his parents as "Pat Alonzo Walker" and "Marie Lozier." [Marie Lozier, however, appears to have been the name of her second husband?]  [6]
  Person ID	I5343	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Patrick Alonzo Walker,   b. 24 Feb 1905, Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 1966, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Marie
  Married	Abt 1928  [1]
  Divorced	Before 1930  [1]
  Family ID	F1867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	June Mattox
  Children	1. Stan Walker
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F1869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3249] Vern Taylor (stanleyscribe@yahoo.com), "LDS Historical," genealogy database, WorldConnect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 20 March 2013), for the descendants of Jacob Spracher, particularly generation 3, Elizabeth Thomas "Bettie" Spracher (1868-1941) and second husband Osceola Alonzo Walker (1868-1913), and children. [S3266] Ron Henson, transcriber, "Billy Ray Walker," obituary, OKChocta: Choctaw County Oklahoma, Genealogy (http://www.okgenweb.org/~okchocta/ : accessed 28 March 2013); citing The Hugo Daily News, 3 January 1950 [no p. or col. stated]. [S3267] Ron Henson, transcriber, "Sgt. Walker Rites To Be Held at Coffey Chapel on Thursday," obituary, OKChocta: Choctaw County Oklahoma, Genealogy (http://www.okgenweb.org/~okchocta/ : accessed 28 March 2013); citing The Hugo Daily News, 4 January 1950 [no p. or col. stated]. [S3268] 1930 U.S. census, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Boone township, enumeration district (ED) 55-2, sheets 9B-10A, pp. 31b-32a (stamped), dwelling 212, family 207, Orlando S. Lozier household, detail for Billy O. Walker, "son" [step son]; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1917. [S3269] Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 March 2013), entry for Billy Oran Walker, 2009, SS no. [not stated]. [S3270] "Deceased Name: Billy O. Walker 1926-2009," obituary transcription, ObitsArchive.com (http://www.obitsarchive.com : accessed 29 March 2013); citing The Bakersfield California, 7 June 2009, [no p., no col. stated].