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Melody Walker

1959 - 2022

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1959

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Melody Walker Obituary

Melody Walker
June 6, 1959 - March 4, 2022
St Louis, Missouri - Public radio reporter and producer Melody Walker died of cancer on March 4, 2022 in Saint Louis, Missouri, where she lived. She was born on June 6, 1959. Melody was the daughter of Claudette Frank Walker and Hayes Walker III.
See her complete obituary https://stlouiscremation.com/obituaries/melody-walker/
She is survived by her partner, John Barth; her mother, Claudette; her sister and brother-in-law, Hayley Walker Rees and Jack Rees of Kansas City; and her two children, Kyle O'Brien, who resides in Paris; and Blair O'Brien, who lives in Manhattan, along with Cooper, the only dog she ever liked.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Kansas City Star on Mar. 13, 2022.

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