The border vidette., 1925-12-12
FUNERAL HELD FOR OWEN WAL.
kER LARGEST IN CiTY'S
HISTORY
(From Tuesdays Herald)

Fuperal services for the late
Owen Walker who died early
Sunday morning from injuries
sustained ln a fall from his truck,
we're held yesterday (Monday)
afternoon from the home Of the
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will FL.
Walker on Curtis street.
Long before the hour of the
funeral services, set at four
o'clock. the streets in the vicini
ty of the Walker home were
lined with cars. Long lines of
people, friends of the man, filed
in solemn procession to the home
where laid the body of Mr..
Walker. Never before, in the
history OF, this city, has there
been greater manifestation Of
friendship nor evidence of sin
cere regret on the loss of a friend
than were demonstrated at the
Walker funeral yesterday.
Floral offerings, ,ofrare beauty,
filled the room in which the NOR.
tai remains of husband and son
rested. Scarcely dry eye was
found in the great crowd assem-.
bled together to pay last re-.
spects to the man whose untime.
ly and sudden death cast a pail
upon Nogales.
DEATH IS SHOCK
Coming as q shock by it's sud.
denness the death of Owen Wal.
ker stunned bis family. Reali.
zation of the irreparable loss
could not at first be believed for
hale and hearty the victim Of the
fall had held all promise Of liv
ing q long and useful life. With.
in a comparatively few hours be
had been removed after uncon-
ciousness lasting the entire time
following his fall. Only yester
day was the loss realized and
friends joined with family in
bidding farewell to the descend
ant Of one Arizona's pioneer
families; one of the few remain.
ing examples of the old West
which produced sincere. staunch
and fearless men.
Touching services held at the
home of the bereaved parents
and conducted by Rev. Walter
Hugh McNeely of the Epicopal
church; an appropriate vocal
solo by Mrs. Duane Bird and the
long funeral cortege wended it's
way to the final resting place in
the Masonic cemetery. Lifelong
friends were selected to act as
pail bearers and it was with ten.
der care that the mortal remains
of Owen Walker were removed
from the home and to the mound
at the cemetery by Tracy Bird,
G. G. Cheshire, Harry Renshaw,
M. Mackenzie, Fred Noon. Ar.
thur Peck and Newt Mercer.
SERVICES IMPRESSIVE
The short, simple but impress.
sive ceremonies of the Elks were
read over the bier and as the
grief stricken family stood at the
far corner of the grave watching
for the last time over their be
loved the ever impressive
Nearer My God to Thee" was
sung. AS the famous old hymn
was given a cold northern wind
muted the singers and q deep
hush fell over the hundreds of
people as the soft strains of the
music was watt over the silent
assembly.
A brief prayer, the frutile at.
tempt to quell the tears unbid.
dinghy started from the well
springs of the heart and the last
adieu. The mortal remains of
Owen Walker were consigned to
the Maker, and to-the grave.
Deceased is survived by a
grief stricken widow, Mrs. Inez
Walker, by his parents, Mr.. and.
Mrs. viii Fl. Walker, a sister, a
brother and by friends the length
and breadth of the state.
Mr.. Walker was engaged in
business here, was member of
the Elks lodge, was an active
worker in the Rotary club and a
charter member of the Nogales
fire department. The arrange
ments, made by the Carroon
mortuary were beautiful in their
simplicity and splendid detail
tnooS. Wact uponu uonro orc