James Ray Walker |
| Posted 2009-04-14 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ January 3, 2001, p. A13 James Ray Walker, formerly of Castle Hot Springs, Ariz., died Dec. 15 in Grants Pass, Ore. He was born in Alton, Ill., Feb. 24, 1939 and was 61 years old. Jim met and married Sandra Sue Bennett in Georgetown, Ill. on Sept. 28, 1959. They were soon blessed with two sons, Derek Ray and Scott Anthony. Jim moved his family to Arizona in 1966 and lived in Phoenix about six years before settling in Castle Hot Springs, near Lake Pleasant. He lived there about 28 years before following his dream of "Oregon or Bust" and found his Grants Pass, Ore. home. Jim worked as a welder, miner, silversmith, loved gardening and looking for blue rocks in Castle Creek. He really enjoyed vending and visiting at Park and Swaps -- the people and stuff were really neat --and he always found time to share Christ with someone else. He was a man that believed in and followed Christ and would plant a seed wherever he went and pray that it would grow. The Lord blessed Jim with a wonderful family -- his wife Sandra of Grants Pass, Ore.; son Derek and wife Corine and their children Sarah and Justin Ray Walker of Castle Hot Springs; son Scott and wife Kelly and their son Anthony Joseph Walker of Glendale, Ariz. He also has a brother John L. Walker of Florida. Jim was welcomed home by his parents, John R. and Esther Mae Walker; a brother, Robert L. Walker; and a grandson, Michael Lawrence Walker. For comfort we look to John 14:1-6, "I prepare a place for you ... none come to the Father, but through me." In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. Memorial services will be private. |
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