MARIE WALKER

WAPPAPELLO -- Marie Walker, 92, died Thursday, March 25, 1999, at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis.

She was born Aug. 16, 1906, in Barnesboro, Pa., daughter of Michael and Anna Dudak.

She married Billy Walker on Dec. 3, 1929, in Gary, Ind. He died Sept. 8, 1978.

She had been a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Poplar Bluff. She and her husband owned and operated Walker's Grocery in Sikeston from 1936 to 1966.

Survivors include two sons, W.M. Robert "Bob" Walker of Chesterfield and Wayne Walker of St. Louis; a daughter, Mary Ann Walker of Shrewsbury; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Wappapello. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston will have visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston, with the Rev. Michael McDevitt officiating.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.