Howard Heston Walker

Funeral services for Howard Walker, 91, of Chandler, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 8, 2024, at West Lake Baptist Church with Bro. Lee Evans and Ben Watson officiating. Interment will follow at Wilson Chapel Cemetery in Donie, Texas, under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Walker passed away on February 3, 2024, in Chandler.
Howard Heston Walker was born on May 20, 1932, in Donie, Texas. He was the son of Howard Jackson Walker and Ada Dell (Rainer) Walker. Howard attended Groesbeck High School and served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1954. After completing his service, he worked as a police officer in Houston and later became a warehouse manager at HL&P and Schepps Grocery in Houston. Howard also raised Beefmasters on his cattle ranch, Twin Cedars Ranch. In his free time, he enjoyed gardening, fishing, and traveling. Hess is a true East Texan from the top of his Stetson hat to the tip of his Justin cowboy boots. He was generous and loving to family and friends. He loved sharing his life stories with them, always with a smile and a twinkle in his sparkling blue eyes. He was an avid storyteller and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Ava Lee Black; and one son, Stanley Cook.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Shirley Walker of Chandler; sons, Allen Walker and wife Tona of Tomball and Jared Cook and wife Sheryl of Fairhope, Alabama; his brothers, Charles Walker and wife Janice of Houston, James Walker and wife Anne of Tyler, and Dennis Walker and wife Barbara of Groesbeck; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be Dave Crowl, Steve Walker, Keith Walker, Trendle Walker, Heath Walker, and Mike Walker.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 1-2:00 p.m. at West Lake Baptist Church prior to the service.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Chandler Memorial Funeral Home family.