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Submitted: 11/28/13 • Approved: 12/1/13 • Last Updated: 12/4/13 • R960012-G0-S3
February 7, 1923 - November 28, 2006
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Hila Mae Walker, passed away at the age of 83 on Nov. 28, 2006, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born Feb. 7, 1923, in Springdale to A.B. and Allie Graham Walker.
She was owner of Speedway Groceries after the death of her husband, Paul, in 1971.
Mrs. Walker was a lifelong Baptist and a member of First Baptist Church in Fayetteville at the time of her death.
Hila Mae "Mimi" won the hearts of most everyone she met because of her humor and caring nature. She enjoyed traveling and visiting new places and especially enjoyed being with her grandchildren.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Paula and John Wesson of Houston, Texas, and Dirinda and Ronnie Skelton of Fayetteville, who shared their home with her for the last few years of her life. Four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, that she adored as much as they adored their beloved Mimi. Laura Bailey and husband Scott of Fayetteville, along with their children, Ally and Austin, Michael Wesson and his wife Liesl and their son Dylan of College Station, Texas, Diane Schuelein of Lake Dallas, Texas, and Dan Wesson of Houston. She is also survived by many nieces, and nephews and shared a special bond with her niece Jeanne Johnson of Fort Smith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 2 at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville, online at www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.
No visitation is planned.
Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery in Springdale.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, P.O. Box 1324, Fayetteville, 72702 or a favorite charity.
We would like to give a special thanks to the staff of North Hills Life Care and Rehab for the loving care they provided her the last few months of her life.
Contributed on 11/28/13 by ashaw444
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