Extracted from The Hattiesburg American (Hattiesburg, MS)
Sunday, July 13, 1975

John J. Walker funeral to be Monday

Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Court Street Methodist Church for John J. Walker, 77, of 113 Mabel St., who died Saturday at Methodist Hospital.

The Rev. Fred Thompson will officiate. Entombment will be in Roseland Park Mausoleum with Hulett-Winstead in charge.

Mr. Walker had been a Hattiesburg resident since 1919 and was a member of Court Street United Methodist Church and the men's Bible class. He was also a member of the WOW.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jesse F. Wright, of Lafayette, La.; one son, Dr. Prentice J. Walker of Hattiesburg; seven grandchildren; one brother, Willis Walker, Sr. of Hattiesburg; one sister, Mrs. Ben Busby, Sr. of Artesia; a number of nieces and nephews, including Dr. Willis Walker, Jr. of Hattiesburg.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.