Inez Walker^{[1, 2]}

1925 - 2013  (88 years)

• Name	Inez Walker
  Born	22 Jul 1925	Birmingham, Alabama
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 14, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	19 Aug 2013  [4]
  Buried	23 Aug 2013	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I292602	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	William Abraham Walker,   b. 9 Mar 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Nov 1953, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Martha Catherine Boring,   b. 20 Jul 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jul 1981, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F114359	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Raymond Henderson Hodge,   b. 4 May 1923, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Dec 2008  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1952
  Family ID	F114355	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jul 1925 - Birmingham, Alabama Buried - 23 Aug 2013 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 31 Aug 2002. Eloise Marie Hearon obituary [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 29 Dec 2008. Raymond Henderson Hodge obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Inez Walker Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 5-27 Family Number: 292 Sheet Number and Letter: 17B Line Number: 43 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3874 Digital Folder Number: 005461280 Image Number: 00937 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head W A Walker M 55 Tennessee Wife Martha Walker F 45 Tennessee Son William Walker M 24 Tennessee Son Fred Walker M 20 Tennessee Daughter Inez Walker F 15 Tennessee Son Orval Walker M 11 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 19 Aug 2013. Inez Walker Hodge, age 88, went to be with the Lord at home on August 19, 2013 after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Birmingham, AL on July 22, 1925 to William Abraham and Martha Katherine Boring Walker. In 1952 she married Raymond Henderson Hodge. They had almost 57 years together until his death in December 2008. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Knoxville and served for eighteen years in the shut-in ministry. She retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory after many years of service. She was an avid reader and when she was younger loved camping, hiking and traveling with her husband and friends. Preceded in death by: loving husband and best friend, Raymond; parents, Abraham and Martha Walker; brother, William (Bill) Walker Jr. Survivors include: brother, Fred Walker Sr.; brother & sister-in-law, Orville & Reba Walker; brothers-in-law, John Max Hodge & wife Wanda and Arthur Hodge & wife Helen; sisters-in-law, Edna Whitehead, and Joy Reagan & husband Ben H.; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; special nephew, Charles (Chuck) Walker; and special friend, Margaret McCarroll. Funeral service will be at 7:00 PM, Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Smith West Chapel with Rev. Carl White officiating. Family and friends will assemble for interment at 11:00 AM, Friday, August 23, 2013 at Grandview Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Smith West Chapel. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithMaryville.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 115770297).