Ruth Campbell Walker

WALKER Ruth Campbell Walker, 88, widow of Samuel Winton Walker, died Wednesday, November 8, 2006. Mrs. Walker lived in Drakes Branch for the last 50 years. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Walker Noll and husband, Jack of Christiansburg, Va.; and her son, Philip Walker and wife, Liz of Drakes Branch. She is also survived by two sisters, Edna Campbell of Martinsville, Va. and Helen Painter of Ridgeway, Va. Mrs. Walker was born to a large family in Franklin County, Va. and was preceded in death by brothers, Paul, T.L. and Fletcher Campbell; and sisters, Irene Campbell and Louise Summers. She grew up in Martinsville and worked at Dupont during WWII. In 1948, she moved with her husband to Charlotte County. She loved her friends and her community, was a devoted mother to her children, and was a longtime member of Mt. Calvary Methodist Church in Drakes Branch. She enjoyed flower gardening, cooking and playing bridge. Ruth will be remembered as a kind and gentle person who took great pleasure in helping others. The family will receive friends at Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, November 10, and services will be held at the church on Saturday at 11 a.m. A graveside service will be held at Franklin Clearview Cemetery near Rocky Mount, Va. Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Calvary Methodist Church, P.O. Box 106, Drakes Branch, Va. 23937 or the Charlotte County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 330, Keysville, Va. 23947.