By Request: Obit for Lynndon Carl Walker (1887-1946)

From Arnold Sentinel (Arnold, Nebraska), May 2, 1946, Page 1 --

L C Walker Buried Tuesday From Arnold Methodist Church

     Funeral services for Lyndon C Walker, 58, who died at his home in Yucca Valley on Friday evening, April 26, after a lengthy illness, were held from the Arnold Melodist church on Tuesday afternoon, April 30, at 2 o’clock with Rev E N Littrell in charge of the services. 

     Music was furnished by Evelyn Cunningham and Betty Jo Simons accompanied by Mrs. John Dennis. 

     Pallbearers were Chester Bean, Wm Scott, Emil Lindell, Arthur Long, Ira Spratt and Ernest Yarrington. 

     Interment was in the Arnold cemetery. 

     Lyndon Carl Walker, son of Lucy M and Henry M Walker was born August 20 1887, at Powell Canyon near Arnold, Nebraska and died April 26, 1946, at the age of 58 years, eight months and six days. 

     He was married to Bessie Ann Hutchens on September 18, 1912, and seven children were born to this marriage: 

     Mrs. Beulah Cumpston, Arnold; Mrs. Mae Cunningham, Pasadena, California; Glenn, Ann and Norman Walker at home; and Harold and Jerald Walker, Riverton, Wyoming. 

     Mrs. Walker preceded him in death on August 17 1936. 

     In addition to his seven children, Mr. Walker is survived by 11 grandchildren and one brother Keith G Walker, Dix, Nebraska.  He was preceeded(sic) in death by two brothers and one sister. 

     Mr. Walker moved to Yucca Valley in 1908, and had made his home there for the remainder of his life. 

     He united with the Baptist church in young manhood and remained a member of this church. 

     He had been in failing health for the past five years, and had become bedfast two weeks before his death.

Ancestry.Com has recently made it a lot simpler to find obituaries on its sister site Newspapers.Com, and concurrently I have become very proficient at doing searches on the latter.  It would be easy to flood this blog with obits, but that is not the tone I really want to set here.  Nonetheless I had a second cousin request this obituary and the one yesterday.

One of the interesting things I noticed in tracking down this obituary, was that in the newspapers leading up to this one were reports of family members coming to visit Lynn.  I am guessing everyone knew the time was at hand.

Lynndon Carl Walker was my granduncle.

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