Marian Buyalos WALKER

WALKER, Marian Buyalos, 75, of Hopewell, died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at her residence. Marian was born in Hopewell and had been a life-long resident. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and was a retired instructional assistant in special education for Chesterfield County Public Schools. Marian was preceded in death by her parents, Michael A. and Marion Werbenec Buyalos; two brothers, James F. Buyalos and Joseph Wayne Buyalos; and her first husband, Lawrence T. Hancock. She is survived by her husband, Aaron E. "Floogie" Walker; a daughter, Sheila Hancock Miller and her husband, Steve, all of Hopewell; five sons, Geary S. Hancock and his wife, Eileen, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Scott T. Hancock and his wife, Ginger, of Ridgefield, Wash., Brian D. Hancock, of Gloucester, Va., Barry M. Hancock and his wife, Tammy, of Prince George, Va., Lance A. Hancock and his wife, Sarah of Chester, Va.; 11 grandchildren, Theresa and Tracy Hancock, Chelsea and Hannah Miller, Sarah and Conner Hancock, Sophie and Willem Hancock, Adam, Rachel, and Mary; two sisters, Catherine B. Oliver and her husband, Richard, of Richmond, Va., Margaret B. Bates and her husband, Ron, of Corbett, Ore.; two brothers, Edward J. Buyalos and his wife, Anne, and Michael A. Buyalos Jr. and his wife, Carolyn, all of Chester; and many nieces and nephews. A Rosary will be said on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at 7 p.m. in the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, with visitation to follow until 8:30 p.m. A Mass of the Christian Resurrection will be held Friday, October 2, 2009, at 10 a.m. in St. James Catholic Church. Interment will be in Appomattox Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Catholic Church, 510 W. Poythress Street, Hopewell, Virginia, 23860. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.