Decatur, Georgia
Family-Placed Death Notice
LAURA MAE KINSEY WALKER Feb. 5, 1912 - Sept. 10, 2006 Laura Mae Kinsey Walker, daughter of John Walter Kinsey and Rosa Mattie Padgett Kinsey, lived over 94 years, from the rural, unpaved roads of Smoaks, SC, to Charleston, SC, to Atlanta, GA. Laura attended nursing school at the Medical University of South Carolina, graduating in 1932. She did graduate work in Chicago, IL, before returning to Charleston and the OB/GYN Department at Roper Hospital. After she married John Leonard Walker in 1942, they shared 58 years of devotion to each other and their children, until John's death in 2000. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She was predeceased by infant daughter, Dorothy Irene; three sisters, Irene K. Robinson, Rosa K. Moore, Mary K. McLane; and four half brothers, John Walter Kinsey, Horace Kinsey, J. D. (Smith) Kinsey, and William Boyd Kinsey. She is survived by her four children, Eileen Walker Usherwood (Noble), John Walker, Jr., James Gregory Walker (Carol), and Timothy Francis Walker (LiLiana); seven grandchildren, Christopher John Prince (Miriam), John Walker, III, Amy Lynn Walker, Timothy Walker, Jr., Nicholas Walker, Katherine Walker, Laura Rose Walker Teasdale (Jesse); and three great grandchildren, William Boyd Prince, Amelia Laura Prince, and Ian Walker Prince. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, September 15, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Charleston, SC, with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday evening in Charleston at James A. McAlister Funeral Home on Savannah Highway. In Decatur the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm, with a service at 4 pm, Wednesday afternoon at A. S. Turner & Sons.
I'll always remember Laura for her many loving gestures down through the years. Especially for the way she always made time to spend with my own grandparents as they grew quite old. The world has lost one of its last great southern ladies and a true steel magnolia. My deepest condolences go out to Eileen, Noble, John, Greg, Carol, Tim, LiLiana, Angela, and all the grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Scott Robinson
September 16, 2006 | Covington, GA
I am J.D. Kinsey's granddaughter and I was saddened to hear of his half-sister's passing. Please accept my condolences.
Donna (Kinsey) Bowen
September 15, 2006 | Summerville, SC
My name is Jan Honea Appling, and I went to Henderson and sang in chorus with Tim. I didn't know Mrs. Walker, but Tim was a fine boy and so he must have had equally fine parents. Tim, please send me your address so we can include you in next year's reunion. I know you will miss you mother, but you must know she is happy now.
Jan HoneaAppling
September 12, 2006 | Tucker, GA
