Mr. Henry Walker

WALKER, Mr. Henry - Age 86, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Heartland Health Care-Briarwood. Family hour 10:30 AM Friday, December 30, 2016 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Rev. Andre Williams, officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G- 4200 Belford Rd. Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 AM Friday. Mr. Walker will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Thursday. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” “A TIME TO BE BORN” as was Henry Cleveland Walker, born November 10, 1930 in Texarkana, Texas to parents, Emmitt and Beatrice Walker. He confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized in the “swimming hole” in Nash, Texas. Henry served in the United States Army and was Honorably Discharged. In 1954, as did most back in that day, Henry followed the work North and moved to Flint, Michigan. He began working for Chevrolet Assembly, a division of General Motors Corporation in 1955 where he retired after 30+ years of faithful service. Later, Henry became the lawn man which he did for many years until his health would no longer allow. Henry married Mary Hill in 1955, and although no children were born to this union, the couple housed and fed many through the years. Henry served as the neighborhood watchman and had a good “whoopin’” for the kids to keep them in line. He enjoyed attending the family reunions and could always be found taking pictures with his Polaroid camera. In 1977, Henry married Mildred Meadows and became step-father to two daughters and a son. “A TIME TO DIE” death comes at all season on hushed footsteps. Thus, it came to Henry on Sunday December 25, 2016. Henry C. Walker leaves to cherish his memory: two step-daughters, Ethel and Regina; step-son, Ricky; two sisters, Pauline Abney and Betty Daniel of Texas; five brothers, Robert Carl (Rosie) Walker, Samuel (Beth Lee) Walker, Bennie Walker, Howard Walker, all of Michigan and John (Madeline) Walker of Trenton, NJ; close friend and traveling companion, Ruth Hunt; friend and caretaker, James “Otis” Roby and a host of other family members and friends. Henry was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Walker; parents, Emmitt & Beatrice Walker; brothers, Emmitt, James, and Maurel Walker. The family would like to express special thanks to James “Otis” Roby and Ann Smith for their care and attention to Henry down through the years and the staff of Heartland Health Care Center- Briarwood. Acknowledgement The family wishes to thank our relatives and friends for their kind expressions of concern and heartfelt sympathy during our bereavement. May God richly bless each and every one of you. The Family of Mr. Henry C. Walker

Mr. Henry Walker

November 15, 1930 - December 25, 2016