The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-06-22
An Old Citizen Gone.


and Crittenden county, left this life on
Saturday afternoon just at five O'Clock
and entered into eternal rest.
Slowly but surely the machinery Of
life has been wearing out and the in.
tirmities Of oldage asserting themselves.
and the evening shadows closed in. the
sunset Of long career came. and an
other human Landmark" of this sec.
ton has passed away.
Mr.. Walker has long been feeble.
but up until the last day Of his life he
was able to be up. Saturday morning
he grew very i'll, and after suffering
intensely for several hours. he sank in
to state Of coma from which ne nev.
er recovered. Several relatives and
close friends were with him when the
end came.
The remains We're removed from
his home to the home Of Mrs. John ".
Blue, a niece. and on Sunday after
noon at four o'clock, short but i'm.
pressive funeral service was held, sim.
pie in conformance with an oft ex-
pressed wish Of the deceased. Rev.
j. K. McAfee, Of the Methodist church
conducted the service. A large con.
course Of friends, many OF whom had
known him from young manhood and
had travelled along the rugged pathway
Of life with hun, gathered to pay trib.
ute TO the memory Of their friend and
pioneer townsmen
At the new cemetery the intermert
took place Reys McAite and Price
pronounced the last service. 81 the
side Of his wife who died abou, three
years ago. Nr. Walker was laid to Co.,.
wait the Day Of Judgement.
All the year, Z his long lie were
spent 10 Cri,terder county and Tor
over half a century be- had made ti.
home n Marion. he watcher Cu,tca-
den county grow from infancy 90 its
present high state Of development. and
he was az the birth pf Marion and saw
il first as a way-side, q hamlet. then %
struggling village. and a. last a NOR.
dern and thriving little city. Few men
have been as prominently connected
with the Affairs Of Critterieu county.
and consequently. none Of older resi-
dents we're letter known than Uncle
Hick" Walker.
For thirty-four years Mr. Walker
serv.d in county Official positions In
1851 he was appointed deputy sheriff
OF Crittenden county under NJ. z.
Haynes, and served until 1851 in
which year he was elected sheriff and
was reelected in 1886. serving four
years. In 1852 he was elected circuit
court clerk. reelected IN ls6s. serving
twelve years in th, office. In ls7g h.
was APPOINTED master commissioner
and trustee % the jury fund. and thi.
office he held until lsgL a few year,
ago he was again appointed trustee Of
the jury fund but owing 20 biz advance
years, resigned the cilicc after a short
term In every office he served faith.
fully, making an official record with
out spot or biemsb. and retired from
office, retaining the confidence and re-.
spcct II ALL
James H. Walker was born on a.
farm near Tolu, this county Nov. 18th.
ls25 Hs parents were Alexander
Walker and Nellie Hickman Walker
lie wa, one Of a family Of six children.
all 81 whom, with one exception. have
passed away. Asisicr. Mr, Mary Hen.
~ Jones ,erviycs him and was with
him constantly during the last DAY. of
his life. She. alsl near the close OF
mortal lie, awaits patiently the summon
from on high that Will enable her 10
join the lovcc ones in the life beyond
the grave. Robert a. Walker. who
died five months ago. was brother
Mrs Del Wilson. Mr.. Lee Cook. and
Mr.. Robert Mitchell. ,Il diving year
ago. were sisters,
In l,i6. on Fcb. i,b. the deceased
was united In marriage with Hortcnse
Gregory and together they lived for
forty seven years. the wife dying on
Dec. 18th, 1893.
Mr Walker was one Of the most in.
tercsting chacrtrrs Of local life. Beyond
doubt he possessed the best memory
Of any man living in Crittendcn county. |
At any time he could call up names and
faces Of people prominent In local his. |
tory. long since dead and unknown to
the majority OF the present generation. /
lie was never 50 happy as when relat.
ing events Of the years gone by. He
really lived in the past, aud his heart I
and mind dwelled always upon departed
days. Not only with local history was
he remarkably familiar, bu, he knew
Kentucky History in almost all It's |
phases from It's earliest days. His
with the great Kentuck.
ians Of twenty. thirty and forty ycas
ago was most extensive. His know.
edge M historical events was wonder.