Edith Walker
Edith Walker, age 85 of Breckenridge, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 1, at the Elliott Street Church of Christ with Don Nelson and Jim Cox officiating. Interment will follow in the Breckenridge Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, January 31, at Morehart Mortuary.
Edith Virginia Stephens was born November 5, 1933, in Snyder, Texas, to parents, James Thomas “JT” Stephens and Zada Virginia Cummings Stephens. She attended school in Snyder and married Robert “Bob” Lee Walker, Jr. on November 26, 1950. The Walkers moved to Breckenridge in 1990, when Bob retired. Edith was a member of the Elliott Street Church of Christ and enjoyed playing dominoes with her Bible class group. She also loved to sew and bake, often making goodies for the beauty shop she went to every Friday.
She was preceded in death by her parents, JT and Zada Stephens; her husband, Robert Walker, Jr.; and four siblings, Milton Stephens, Lonnie Stephens, Mardel Stephens and Mildred Flynn.
Mrs. Walker is survived by three daughters, Virginia Welsh and husband Barry, and Teresa Morris, both of Breckenridge, and Rejeanē Moore and husband Randy of Beeville; four siblings, Leonard Stephens, Daphna Worsham, Mary Boyd, Sandra Perkins; nine grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Midland Christian School or the Cherokee Children’s Home and may be left at Morehart Mortuary. Condolences may be made online at www.morehartmortuary.net.
