Laurel Katherine "Edgar" Christianson
Laurel Katherine "Edgar" Christianson
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She was born April 15, 1945, in Rockford, Illinois to James Fredrick Edgar and Juanita Fern Shank. She grew up in Stillman Valley and graduated from Stillman Valley High School in 1963. She also attended Northern Illinois University studying art.
She was kind and loving to everyone in her life and adored her family. In the latter 1970's she left Illinois and moved to Southern California with her three children. She enjoyed art, and assisting her son with family ancestry. She had multiple direct descendants from Pennsylvania that served in the War for Independence during the Revolution.
She was preceded in death by her husband Don A. Walker of San Bernardino, California and her parents.
She is survived by her sons Christopher D. Johnson and spouse Jennifer R. Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona, Frank G. Garcia and spouse Roxanne Garcia of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and daughter Cristina M. Walters of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
She had seven grandchildren, Christian, Alexia, Nigil, Colin, Adalia, Kelly, Sean, and Clayton, and four great grandchildren, Bellamy, Bryer, Nash, Robert, and brothers Patrick and Jay Edgar.
Arrangements were made by Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. Her wishes were to be interred with her husband at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California.
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