The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-13
LAST RITES WILL
 TAKE PLACE TODAY
William A. Walkers Remains
 Arrived Yesterday Morning
MANY TOKENS OF RESPECT
Funeral Services at the First Method. lst Church at ii o'clock-city Hall and Banks Close
 During Funeral.

The obsequies over the late William A. Walker, the distinguished member of the Birmingham bar who died Sunday at French Lick Springs, Ind, will take place at the First Methodist church today at Il o'clock and the remains will be laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery
 When the express train which bore the mute passenger from French Lick reach ed the Union passenger station yester- day morning throng of relatives and friends of the deceased were there in waiting. The gates of the station were opened to the immediate relatives and the members of the bar acting as guard of honor and as the casket which con- tained all that was mortal of knsman and friend, deep sorrow was pictured upon the face of all. The casket was borne through an open line of friends to a hearse in waiting, and carried to the un- dertaking parlors of Lige Loy. There the body was placed in a handsome copper lined casket and then removed to the Walker home, corner of Eighth avenue and Eighteenth street. During the after
 
 to pay honor to the dead man.
 Accompanied the Remains.
 Three of the immediate members of the Walker family accompanied the remains from French Lick Springs, They were Mrs. Walker, the widow. William M. Walker and Alfred Walker. As Mrs. Walker left the train she was escorted by William M. Walker, the eldest son, and taking a carriage they were driven to the family residence.
 The Methodist church has been appro- priately draped. Wide folds of crepe are displayed over the portals of the edifice. and about the chance1 and choir galleries in the interior festoons of crepe are to be seen. The funeral service win be con- ducted by the Rev. Dr. c. B. Riddck, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev Dr. J. D. Simpson, presiding elder. and the Rev. Quincy Ewing. rector of the Church of the Advent.
 The PaIl-Bearers.
 The active pallbearers will be John P. Tillman, E. K. Campbell, A. o. Lane, R. II. Pearson, Robert Jemison, T. H. Mol ton, W. P. G. Harding and George M Morrow. The honorary pallbearers will be E. M. Tutwier, w. s. Brown, William Hood. O. w. Underwood, Rufus N Rhodes, T. G. Bush, F. D. Nabers and Tom o. Smith Honorary pallbearers ap- pointed by the Birmingham Bar associa- tion are A. A. Coleman, J. c. Carmichael, C. A Senn. c. w. Ferguson, w. c. Ward, J. J. Garrett and John London
 This morning the bar of Birmingham will meet at the court house for the pur- pose of taking suitable action upon the death of one of it's leading members. From tho court house the lawyers will go in body to the church to attend the funeral. Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veter- ans will also attend the funeral in body.
 Will Close.
 For one hour this morning the official business of the city will be suspended, the mayor having ordered the city building closed for the hour of the funeral. All of the banks of the city will also be closed from Il to 12 o'clock out of respect to the deceased. MT. Walker had long been identified with the banking interests or the city and the order for closing was made at meeting of the Clearing House association.
 Particulars of the death of MT. Walker, as obtained from those present at his bedside, are to the effect that the end came very suddenly and unexpectedly. There was no death struggle but the sick man seemed merely to fall quietly to sleep. His condition had been rapidly im- proving since suffering two strokes of syn cope on Monday, July f. and during Sum day morning he had appeared very cheer full. About half past three o'clock in the afternoon, however MT. Walker remarked to his son. Dr. Alfred Walker, who was attending him, that he felt pain In his side. As the physician was tenderly rub ping the spot to dspel the pain the light quickly and peacefully went out. Death had claimed the spirit of the good man.