ELLEN WALKER

SIKESTON -- Ellen Rachel Walker, 75, of Sikeston died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

She was born March 5, 1924, in Portageville, daughter of Valley Brook and Julie Belle Rettig Worth.

Walker was comptroller 20 years at Specialized Industrial Piping Co. in Memphis, Tenn. She later moved to Little Rock, Ark., and was a private secretary for the Ballard Family Foundation.

Survivors include eight brothers, the Rev. W.H. Worth of Essex, Loranze Worth of Flint, Mich., Lewis "Bob" Worth of Fulton, Texas, Billy and Eugene Worth of Clearwater, Fla., Truman and Richard Worth of Vassar, Mich., Ronnie Worth of Sikeston; and a sister, Juanita Cravens of Fenton, Mich.

She was preceded in death by four brothers.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel, with the Rev. W.H. Worth officiating. Burial will be in Portageville Cemetery at Portageville.