David F. Walker 419/” David F. Walker David Francis Walker, a resi- dent of Shelton for 65 years, died of cancer at his home Sunday, September 14. He was 81‘ . He was born April 22, 1916, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Pearl W. and Ethel M. (Hollenbeck) Walk» er He attended Irene Sr Reed High School in Shelton. Mr. Walker married Peggy Miller in 1941 in Shelton. She preceded him in death in April 1993. ‘ Early in his life, he worked as a carpenter and logger. He worked in the shipyards during World War II. He owned and op- erated Walker General Trucking and Bayshore Building and Fuel, He also sold life insurance. Mr. Walker was a member of Yester Year Car Club, the Nim- rod Club and numerous other clubs in the Shelton area He enjoyed collecting and re— storing antique carsl He was also a rockhound and mined for gold in Oregon and California. Mr. Walker is survived by daughters Nancy G, of Shelton, and Susan M. Rozell of Juneau, Alaska; son Richard Walker of Tillicum; sister Josephine Burell of Bellewe; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving is his compan» ion, Joyce Fields of Lilliwaup. Interment will be at 3 p.m.Thursday, September 18, at Shelton Memorial Park. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. , OCR Text: David F. Walker 419/” David F. Walker David Francis Walker, a resi- dent of Shelton for 65 years, died of cancer at his home Sunday, September 14. He was 81‘ . He was born April 22, 1916, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Pearl W. and Ethel M. (Hollenbeck) Walk» er He attended Irene Sr Reed High School in Shelton. Mr. Walker married Peggy Miller in 1941 in Shelton. She preceded him in death in April 1993. ‘ Early in his life, he worked as a carpenter and logger. He worked in the shipyards during World War II. He owned and op- erated Walker General Trucking and Bayshore Building and Fuel, He also sold life insurance. Mr. Walker was a member of Yester Year Car Club, the Nim- rod Club and numerous other clubs in the Shelton area He enjoyed collecting and re— storing antique carsl He was also a rockhound and mined for gold in Oregon and California. Mr. Walker is survived by daughters Nancy G, of Shelton, and Susan M. Rozell of Juneau, Alaska; son Richard Walker of Tillicum; sister Josephine Burell of Bellewe; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving is his compan» ion, Joyce Fields of Lilliwaup. Interment will be at 3 p.m.Thursday, September 18, at Shelton Memorial Park. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Obituaries for Shelton Cemetery,W Last Name,Walker, David Francis.tif,Walker, David Francis.tif, Walker, David Francis.tif