William A. "Billy" Walker

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Waters Funeral Chapel.
Officiating will be: Pastor Glenn Forman
Music provided by: selected favorite songs.
Interment will be in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Dan Calvin, Dennis Dixon, Tom Richards, Jason Talley, Jack Ruble and Derrick Reading.

William Allen "Billy" Walker passed away with family at his side at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his home in the country. Billy had been a lifelong rural Curryville resident and was a 1993 Bowling Green High School graduate. In February 1992 he started working at the WalMart Store in Mexico and continued working there until October 2012, when his health prevented him from working any longer. He had attended Elm Grove Baptist Church and had been involved in many activities. Billy owned and operated Double A Kennels where he raised and trained Beagles for hunting. He was a member of the American Pet Breeders Association, the Wheelin Sportsman's Outdoors Association, the Disabled Corps of Engineers Handicap Hunters Association and was involved with the Children's Miracle Network. Billy's hobbies included four-wheeling, deer, squirrel, turkey and dove hunting, fishing, boating, mudding, tubing, jet-skiing and derby cars. He enjoyed sharing many of these hobbies with his family.

Born: December 25, 1974 in Mexico, Missouri the son of Paul Green and Virginia Mae (Fisher) Walker.

Survivors include: mother, Virginia of rural Curryville; one sister: Karen and husband, Jim Harrower of Vandalia; two nieces: Jinnifer Harrower and Kayelee Harrower both of Vandalia.

Preceded in death by: father, Paul; one sister, Stacy Lee Sydenstricker in 1972; maternal grandparents: Bob and Esther Fisher; paternal grandparents: Green and Pauline Walker.