Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-21
He PASSES AWAY 4!
lanes Hickman Walker, Pioneer Resident
Called From Earth After a Long
Lie SATURDAY Afternoon.

One by one, perhaps slowly bu
nevertheless surely, the old land
marks are being swept away and tn,
old pioneers who either were present
o. the birth of Marion or who helr
support j, in it, infancy are answer.
ing the las, call-thc summons that
cannot be disregardcd, and are tax
ing their places among the silent
hosts Of the Great Majority.
Saturday afternoon just as the old
clock in the school building was an
nouneibg the hour Of Eve aud almost
at the instan, that the last .trok G
sas made, the life Of james Hick.
/Nen Walker wa brought 10 close aud
the spirit Of the old gentleman. who
has been y familiar figure ON the
streets Of Marion Tor many. many
year., togk il. aigh, into the Great
Beyond.
Death came not Unexpectedly. For
many month. Mr. Walker had been
failing. His once remarkably bright
mind began months ago 10 lose H..
strength aud the in6rmitic. 81 old
axe and the nyagcs of disease made
iuroads HPon his once powerful ply.
nquc and splendid constitution.
However. Il wa not thought that hi.
condition Wa critical a. be- vas able
10 be up nearly every day. Saturda,
morning there was sudden change
iarthc worse, aud for several hour.
Bic Offerings we're most intense.
About noon he entered into state
o. como and never revived, passing
away az Eve O'Clock almo-, without a
struggle
for more than two year. past Mr..
ia4 Mr.. sam Hughcs resided at the
Walker home aud gave the aged gen
tsnau the bc., Of care. III. sister.
Nr Mary Henry Jones. wa. with
tu constantly during the lat days
Of DID,. life.
oa saturday evening the remains
o., removed 60 the home Of Mrs.
John " Blue. who wa niece Of
NJ Walker, and on SUNDAY after
coon at four o'clock, funeral services
o. a most impressive and beautiful
u'src wcr, conducted at the Blue
r..'ncc with Rev. j. H. McAicc.
O. oh, Methodist church iu charge.
ar-. numl or Of friends. many Of
'.m bad known Mr. Walker for half
'ra'uy or more, gathered 90 pa,
a'' Tribute Of respect Co the de-
ar4
l0. utcrmcut took place az the
~ ..mrtcry, and all that was NOR
7. "' Jamc. Hickman Walker was
pa 'o rest beside his wife who pre-
'-'- Dion TO the grave, TO await until
y 'awn Of that One Great Morn.
lar lail bearers were David Woods,
A." Elder, Billy Duke Haynes, j
~ Rochester, &. G. Gray aud H. \.
'u.,.
'..' - the old men Of Crittcndcn
.'t were better known or had
interesting local history than
10 walker, aud should the history
re '''cndcu county ever be- spread
page, the name of the deceased /
y occupy place of prominence, .
''n"c aud honor.
'@'' Hickman Walker wa, born |
mo ,Uenden county, Ky, ON Nov. /
rat ''-' on the Walker farm near
Consequently, at the time of
''''h he was in his seventy ninth |
All the years Of his life he
"u<cn of the county, aud for
" ''' century had b ecu res
" Marion. He was the son of |
a. alexander Walker aud nellie /
"'' Walker. lie worked IN /
=, ''' he was twenty-four years
on Feb. >, 1886 he was
", U" marriage to Hortensc Gre
W. ,'a forty seven years later or
~ "r'' Walker passed from life.
we're no children.
w t'nod of thirty-four years
'''f served the people of the