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Walker, Anna Grace
Anna Grace Walker, 92, died peacefully at home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. James United Methodist Church, where friends may call after 10 a.m. The Rev. Beth Straw will officiate. Burial: North Walker Cemetery in Sperry, Iowa. Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Anne was born Aug. 26, 1917, in the town of Little York, Ill., to the late John Clay Bruner and Lois K. Cordell Bruner. She attended rural schools in Illinois, Biggsville High School, and graduated from Wappello High School in Iowa. She graduated from Western Illinois State Teachers College in Macomb, Ill., with honors. She married Dwight McAllister Walker on May 24, 1942, and was a devoted and caring wife until his death in September 1990.
Anne taught school many years and later was employed by Link Belt-Speeder for 29 years before retiring. She was active with the UMW and Silver Club. She was a well loved and faithful servant of our Lord and a dedicated member of St. James United Methodist Church for over 50 years, serving on the board and teaching Sunday school. She had made a tremendous impact in the lives of many people that will truly be recognized into eternity.
Anne is survived by her son, Richard Walker of Marion; her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Joseph McCollum of Jacksonville, Fla.; two grandchildren, Melissa Hadden and husband Montgomery Hadden of Jacksonville, Fla., and Matthew J. McCollum and wife Ashley of St Johns, Fla.; two great-grandsons, Jackson and Grayson Hadden of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Betty Moore of Lexington, Ky.; and brother, William Bruner and wife Shirley of Moberly, Mo. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, Anne was preceded by a brother, Jim Bruner; a sister-in-law, Florence; a sister, Ida Johnson; and brothers-in-law, Verlin Johnson and the Rev. John K. Moore.
Memorials may be made to St. James United Methodist Church or Discovery Living.
The family would like to thank the staff and volunteers of Mercy Hospice for all of their care and support of Anne over the past months.
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