Walker, Mary Melinda Greenleaf

Passed: 1950-10-19

Age: 91

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1950-10-27

Information: WALKER RITES HELD SUNDAY - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Melinda Walker, 91, were held from the Shady Dale E.U.B. church on Sunday afternoon with the Rev. L. C. Thompson officiating and the burial was in the church cemetery.  The Parsons funeral directors of Ripley were in charge of the arrangements.  Mrs. Walker died at the home of her son, Oley Walker, at Red Knob on Thursday morning.  Her condition had been critical for several days and death had been expected.  She was born in Jackson county on January 13, 1859, a daughter of Riley and Harriett Raines Greenleaf.  She had been a member of the Shady Dale E.U.B. church since childhood.  Survivors include six sons: Oley of Red Knob, George and Matt Walker of Gay, Kenley of Charleston, and Elmer of Spencer; four daughters, Mrs. May Evans of Ravenswood, Mrs. Della Reed of Akron, Mrs. Harper Roberts of Ripley, and Mrs. Minnie Woyan of Pt. Pleasant; two brothers, Verge Greenleaf of Harmony and Matt Greenleaf of Richfield, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Eddie Wendell of Akron and Mrs. Cornelia Fields of Michigan.  Ther are also a large number of grandchildren.