Kimberly Dawn Walker

Kimberly Dawn Walker

Kimberly Walker Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dawson Funeral Home, Inc. on Feb. 23, 2026.
Kimberly D. Walker, 56

LISBON – Kimberly D. Walker, of Lisbon, passed away Saturday evening, February 21, 2026, at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana following a lengthy illness. She was 56 years old.

Born in Little Washington, North Carolina, July 6, 1969, she was a daughter of the late Manna Williamson and William Tanner, Sr. She graduated from Big Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia. Kim was a loving stay at home mom and grandma. She enjoyed thrift shopping and collecting, and loved animals.

She is survived by a daughter, Cayla Walker, and two sons, Craig Jared "CJ" Walker and Colin Walker, as well as a grandchild, Micah Smith, and her significant other, Craig Walker. She also leaves behind a sister, Lynne Bishop and her husband, Stacey, and two brothers, Bill Tanner, Jr. and his wife, Cheryl, and Ray Tanner, and her mother-in-law, Sondra Walker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Harley Walker, her stepfather, Carl Williamson and her father-in-law, Roger Walker.

A memorial service will be held in Virginia at a later date.

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