Robert Walker

Robert C. Walker, 101, of Corsicana passed away Monday, June 25, 2007, at Heritage Oaks Retirement Village. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Don Bowen officiating. Interment will follow at Eureka Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Jackson, Oliver Jackson, John Jackson, Kit Herrington, Charles Henry Harrison and Robert Harper Jr. Robert was born June 22, 1906, in Kerens to Pete Walker and Tennie (Jackson) Walker. Robert?s father passed away when he was 2 years old. When he was 12, his mother passed. At this time he went to live with his uncle and aunt, H.R. and Emma Harrison, in Corsicana. Emma and H.R. had two sons, Roy and Preston. Also, his cousin, H. Thomas Adams, lived with the family. Robert considered Roy, Preston and H. Thomas his brothers. Robert graduated from Corsicana High School in 1924; attended Abilene and graduated from Draughons Business College in Dallas, and Navarro College. In 1921, Robert was baptized at the Church of Christ on 18th Street in Corsicana. This congregation later moved to what was known as Fifth Avenue Church of Christ. The Fifth Avenue congregation relocated to College Hill. After the building burned, he attended services at West Side Church while the building was being rebuilt. That church was renamed Westhill and Robert returned to worship here. He was a faithful member of the Church of Christ for 83 years. Robert married Gertrude Watkins on Feb. 11, 1933, in Corsicana. They have been lifelong residents of Corsicana, with the exception of the years 1942-1943. During this time, Robert was stationed with the U.S. Army in La Jolla, Calif., and served as an ambulance driver. They celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary while they lived in California. Robert owned and operated the Bob Walker Candy Company for many years, retiring in 1982. Robert ranched on land he owned in Powell and Eureka. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Walker of Corsicana; his favorite niece, Beverly Watkins of Austin; nephews, Barry Watkins of Austin, Charles Bell of Dallas, Larry Bell of Benton, Ark., Fred Waters of San Antonio and Richard Waters of Austin; brother-in-law, E. Page Watkins and wife Ruth of Corsicana; and a number of cousins.

Robert Walker

June 22, 1906 - June 25, 2007