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Vernon Emerson Walker

Vernon Emerson Walker, 91, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at his home in Bella Vista. He was born on June 9, 1923, in Pawnee County, Kan., to Clarene Sheldon Walker and Mamie Johnson Walker. He served in the U.S. Army Corps during WWII. He moved to Bella Vista in 1977 from Iola, Kan. He was a member of the Bella Vista First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Paula Walker of Bella Vista, Ark.; three sons, Douglas Walker and wife, Bonnie, of Overland Park, Kan., Mark Walker and wife, Tara, of Wichita, Kan., Hal Walker and wife, Beth, of Bella Vista, Ark.; one sister, Julia Maple of Wichita, Kan.; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive, Bella Vista, Ark. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark.

Published November 22, 2014

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