1927
Dorothy
2013
Dorothy J Walker
March 12, 1927 — February 16, 2013
"Say not in grief 'she is no more' but live in thankfulness that she was".
Dorothy Jean Walker, 85, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Parks Methodist Assisted Living in Odessa, Texas. She was born March 12, 1927 in York, Nebraska to Gerald and Florence Finney. She was the oldest of ten children.
Dorothy and her husband, Bill, were longtime residents of Farmington. She relocated to Odessa, Texas in 2008 where she lived the remainder of her life to be closer to her family.
Dorothy had numerous hobbies, she enjoyed gardening, reading, playing bingo, feeding and watching the birds, needlework projects, cooking, and caring for her grandbabies and several other children. She worked as a bus driver for the Farmington School System delivering kindergarten children for several years. This gave her many fond memories.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Florence Finney, her husband, Bill, her granddaughter, Cynthia Diane, her son-in-laws, Gene Thornton, J. Michael Kight and her sister, Barbara Edleman, and brother's, Don, Paul and Roger Finney.
She is survived by her daughter's Janet Thornton, Deanna Harris and husband Randy, Lisa Walker and her son, Bill Walker. Dorothy also leaves behind six grandchildren, Kim Fotis, Amy Hooks and husband Kevin, Kristin Kight and Jason Hurst, Joe and wife Sara Walker, Katie Walker, Kyle Walker and 11 great grandchildren, in addition her sister's Geraldine Michelson, Kathy Ogle and brother's Tom, Frank and Pat Finney along with numerous nieces and nephews and other family members and friends.
Visitation for Dorothy will be held on Wednesday, February 20th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited for Dorothy at St. Mary's Catholic Church at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 21st at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 2100 E. 20th Street, Farmington. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to The Alzheimer's Foundation 4400 N. Big Spring C-32, Midland, Texas 79705; (432) 570-9191.
Dorothy is in the care of Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute Street, Farmington. (505) 325-8688.
Dorothy Jean Walker, 85, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Parks Methodist Assisted Living in Odessa, Texas. She was born March 12, 1927 in York, Nebraska to Gerald and Florence Finney. She was the oldest of ten children.
Dorothy and her husband, Bill, were longtime residents of Farmington. She relocated to Odessa, Texas in 2008 where she lived the remainder of her life to be closer to her family.
Dorothy had numerous hobbies, she enjoyed gardening, reading, playing bingo, feeding and watching the birds, needlework projects, cooking, and caring for her grandbabies and several other children. She worked as a bus driver for the Farmington School System delivering kindergarten children for several years. This gave her many fond memories.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Florence Finney, her husband, Bill, her granddaughter, Cynthia Diane, her son-in-laws, Gene Thornton, J. Michael Kight and her sister, Barbara Edleman, and brother's, Don, Paul and Roger Finney.
She is survived by her daughter's Janet Thornton, Deanna Harris and husband Randy, Lisa Walker and her son, Bill Walker. Dorothy also leaves behind six grandchildren, Kim Fotis, Amy Hooks and husband Kevin, Kristin Kight and Jason Hurst, Joe and wife Sara Walker, Katie Walker, Kyle Walker and 11 great grandchildren, in addition her sister's Geraldine Michelson, Kathy Ogle and brother's Tom, Frank and Pat Finney along with numerous nieces and nephews and other family members and friends.
Visitation for Dorothy will be held on Wednesday, February 20th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited for Dorothy at St. Mary's Catholic Church at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 21st at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 2100 E. 20th Street, Farmington. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to The Alzheimer's Foundation 4400 N. Big Spring C-32, Midland, Texas 79705; (432) 570-9191.
Dorothy is in the care of Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute Street, Farmington. (505) 325-8688.
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Thursday, February 21st, 2013 10:00am, St. Mary's Catholic Church - Farmington
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