Fran (Vertrees) Walker |
| Posted 2009-08-12 by Sharla |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ Page A-7, August 12, 2009 Fran Walker, age 67, passed away Aug. 3. Memorial services were held on Friday, Aug. 7 at the First Presbyterian Church in Wickenburg. Fran was born Nov. 20, 1941 in Blythe, Calif., to Edgar L. Vertrees and Mary Lovina Bruckner Vertrees. She was raised in Blythe and attended schools there. Following high school Fran attended beauty school and was a licensed beautician. She married Robert Walker Dec. 9, 1961 in El Paso, Texas. After they married they lived in various locations with Bob working construction. They moved to Prescott in 1967 with Bob working for the county and Fran working as a letter carrier for the post office in Chino Valley. Later she and Bob worked ranching in the Skull Valley area. They settled in Yarnell in 1989. Fran worked as a substitute teacher in Yarnell. She and Bob worked together in their family business Walker Excavating for several years. Fran was a licensed contractor. She enjoyed drag racing at Speed World and won several times. She enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and was an excellent gardener. The things in life that Fran enjoyed the most were her family and being a grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Edgar "Butch" Vertrees. Fran is survived by her husband Bob of Yarnell, son and daughter-in-law Danny and Tammie Walker also of Yarnell, daughter and son-in-law Diana and Dallas Johnson of Wickenburg, sister Mary Ann Ogden (Roy) of Yarnell, grandsons Hunter, Colton, and Tanner Walker of Yarnell, and Ryan and Chad Johnson of Wickenburg. Arrangements are under the direction of Wickenburg Funeral Home & Crematory. See Also: Find A Grave |
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