Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-25
MRS. RALPH WALKER DIES
FUNERAL WAS HERE MONDAY

Funeral services were held here
Monday afternoon for Dorothy Dow
er Walker, late of Scarsdale, N. Y,
at the home of her mother, Mrs. J.
w. Dover Rev. Glenn Tennell OF
the local Methodist church conduct
ed the brief service. Pail bearers
were Clarence Metcalf, John LATER
ty from Cleveland, A. s. Herzer,
GAINESVILLE, and F. W. Cochran, Cliff
ford Osborn and E. E.. Nash of this
place. Interment was in McCon-
nelsville cemetery.
Dorothy Frances Walker was the
youngest child OF the late j. w. and
Frances Winn Dover, and was born
here in 1896. She graduated from
M. G M. high school in 1914, and
later attended college at Oberlin.
Jan. "a, 1918, she became the wife
OF Ralph Walker, who at that time
was sergeant in the World war, To-
Gated at Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
the marriage taking place at st.
Louis, Mo. To this union were born
two children, son Dover Walker,
IL, and a daughter Elizabeth Winn,
IL. Several months ago Mrs. Walk
ef underwent an operation and
though somewhat improved, she
never fully regained her health, and
about a week before death submit
ted to an appendicitis operation, as
the one chance of saving her life,
but with the development of periton-
tits she passed away Saturday morn
ing, May 20, at a. M, at hos
pital. Funeral services were held at
"a in 10J1
on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Walker
was member of the Congregation
al church, taking part in all its ac-
tivities. She was also much inter-
ested in the schools; was an officer
in the P. T. A., and had served as
room mother often as her children
passed from grade to grade. She
enjoyed filing her car with students
and attending different school func-
tfons. When someone inquired Of
her young son as to his mothers
chief interests he replied Mother
was most interested in doing nice
things for people-especially chill
dren." What finer tribute could be
paid her?
Besides her husband and two chill
dren, Mrs. Walker is survived by
her mother Mrs. Frances Dover; two
sisters, Elizabeth Winn Dover,
teacher in Canton; Kate Dover,
teacher in Cleveland schools; two
brothers, Elmer A. Dover, Califor-
mia, former assistant secretary of
the U. S. treasury, and one time sec
retary of the Republican national
committee, and Everett Dover,
Charleston, w. Va, who for many
years was member of the state tax
commission of West Virginia, both
of whom on account of ill health
were unable to be present here at
the funeral services. Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Dover, however, while in
New York to consult physician,
visited Mrs. Walker at the hospital
just before her operation The two
sisters, the Misses Winnie and
Kate had also spent their spring va
with their sister at her home in
Scarsdale, N. Y.
Friends attending the funeral from
out of town were Mrs. Ada Metcalf
and her daughter Mrs. C. E. Silber-
nagle, Columbus; Mr.. and Mrs. CIar-
ence Metcalf, their daughter Mrs.
Thomas Mcdowell, and son Jimmy,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Lafferty
and Miss Bertha Swope, Cleveland;
Mrs. Don Allison and daughter,
Cambridge; Misses Lena Fowler,
Lillian Trumbull, Eunice Gruber,
Fanny Ditto and Grace O'Dowell,
Canton, and Mrs Emma Miner, Ma
rietta.