Darrell G. Walker

1922 - 2010  (87 years)

• Name	Darrell G. Walker  [1]
  Born	7 Jun 1922	Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming (Twin)   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Feb 2010	Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming
  	Darrell G. Walker, age 87, one of the last real cowboys, passed away on Feb. 22, 2010, at Rocky Mountain Care in Evanston. Darrell was born on June 7, 1922, in Lyman the son of Levi Orsen and Amelia Jane (Grow) Walker. He married Thelma Larue Ames. Darrell is survived by his wife, Thelma Walker, of Evanston; his sons: Wesley G. (Marie) Walker, Lyman; Devere G. Walker, Hays, Kansas; and Gary Vance Saunders, Salt Lake City, Utah; his daughters: Denice (Douglas) Kay Varley, of Gillette;e Jo (Mike) Maughan, Layton, Utah; Darla Riggs, Oologah, Okla.; Leah Durelle Hesting, Hutchinson, Kansas; Betty Angeline Kingston, Centerville, Utah; Susan Larue Bloomquist, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Carolyn Hester Lott, Evanston. He is survived by 40 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren. Darrell is also survived by brothers: Clinton (Merlin) Walker, and Claude (Bernice) Walker, both of Lyman; one stepbrother Guild Walker, Calif.; one half-brother Bruce Warren, Provo, Utah; sisters: Joan Stringer, Logan, Utah; Mathel Anderselt Lake City, Utah and Lorna Maxwell, Sandy, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents, and thirteen brothers and sisters. Visitation will be held on Fri., Feb. 26, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston and also one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted on Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. at the Elmt L.D.S. Chapel in Evanston with Bishop Glen Defa officiating. Interment will follow at the Evanston Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Crandall Funeral Home of Evanston. ___________________________________________________________
  Buried	27 Feb 2010	Evanston City Cemetery, Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming
  		Memorial to Darrell G. Walker Find a Grave
  Person ID	I2297	Grow
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Levi Orsen Walker,   b. 27 Jan 1888, Eden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 19 Feb 1968, Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Amelia Jane Grow,   b. 23 Aug 1890, Huntsville, Weber, Utah ,   d. 23 Feb 1934, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming  (Age 43 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1908	Eden, Weber, Utah
  Family ID	F768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bernice Hamblin
  Children	1. Wesley G. Walker   2. Merrill D. Walker,   b. 8 May 1943, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming ,   d. 16April 1946  (Age 2 years)   3. Denice Kaye Walker   4. Dovee Jo Walker
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Avis Roach Lawson
  Children	1. Darla Walker   2. Leah Durelle Walker   3. Devere G. Walker
  Last Modified	25 May 2012
  Family ID	F3195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Thelma LaRue Ames Saunders
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F4372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 22 Feb 2010 - Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming Buried - 27 Feb 2010 - Evanston City Cemetery, Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming; Roll: 2625; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 400.0. Birth date: abt 1923 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming