Husband: Elijah James WALKER
Birthdate: 7 March 1912
Birthplace: Echols County, Georgia
Death date: 28 December 1981
Place of death: Macclenny, Baker County, Florida
Burial: Olustee Cemetery, Olustee, Baker Co., Florida
Father: Albert James WALKER
Mother: Ida DOBSON

Marriage date: 28 January 1939
Marriage place: Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia

Wife: Lula Karelle STONECYPHER
Birthdate: 12 January 1919
Birthplace: Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Death date: 13 May 2008
Place of death: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Burial: Olustee Cemetery, Olustee, Baker County, Florida
Father: Charlie Edgar STONECYPHER
Mother: Lillie Belle BUICE

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: living

Child No. 2: Jamie Kay WALKER
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 10 October 1941
Birthplace: Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia
Death date: 23 May 1978
Place of death: Broward County, Florida
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Macclenny, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date: 21 January 1961
Marriage place: Macclenny, Baker County, Florida
Spouse's name: John Allen BURNETT (1935-1986)

Child No. 3: Ronald Boyd WALKER
Sex: Male
Birthdate: July 8, 1943
Birthplace: Lake City, Columbia County, Florida
Death Date: August 23, 2024
Place of Death: Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
Burial: Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.
Marriage Date: March 23, 1968
Marriage Place: Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia
Spouse's Name: Betty Elaine HARVEY
 
 
Documentation:
* Research of John Burnett of Chambersburg, PA.
* Florida Death Certificates.
* Cemetery Records of Baker County, Florida.

Notes:
* Mr. Elijah "Lige" Walker was a woods foreman for the Southern Resin and Chemical Company. He and his family lived at Pine Top which was located west of Glen St. Mary, Florida. They were located there in 1945 after living in Lake City, Florida. Mrs. Walker owned and operated a women's clothing and apparel store in Macclenny, called Karelle's Town Shop. This business was started in 1962 and at the time was the main store for women's clothing in Baker County, Florida. Mrs. Walker was one of the more successful business women of Baker County. She retired and sold her business around 1989. Her husband retired from Southern Resin and Chemical Company around 1975. After retirement, the couple built a home in Glen St. Mary, Florida. Mr. Walker died in 1981 and Mrs. Walker continued to live at her home until her death in 2008. Both were Democrats and attended the First Baptist Church of Glen St. Mary, Florida. Mrs. Walker at the time of her death was the oldest continuous member of the First Baptist Church of Glen St. Mary, Florida having joined around 1946-1947. This couple have five grandchildren, six great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.

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Submission date: 2 Jun 2008
Updated: 19 Oct 2024
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