 5th Addition, Section 2   Valentine Forester Walkup 25 February 1939 - no date Robert A. "Bob" Walkup 22 May 1931 - 27 January 1994 wed 28 July 1962   Robert A. Walkup 22 May 1931 - 27 January 1994 Staff Sergeant US Air Force Korea Dorchester - Robert A. "Bob" Walkup, 62, of Henrietta, Texas, and
formerly of Dorchester, died Thursday at a Wichita Falls hospital.
Services were held Saturday in the Church of Christ in Henrietta with Ken Conkling officiating. Graveside services were held Saturday in Collinsville Cemetery. Davis Funeral Home of Henrietta had charge of arrangements. Mr. Walkup was born in Grayson County and was a graduate of Dorchester High School. He received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from Abilene Christian University. On July 28, 1962, he married Valentine Forester in Sweetwater. During the Korean conflict, he was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He was a range conservationist with the United States Department of Agriculture. He was a deacon in the church of Christ, past district governor of the 2E-1 Lions Club, and a former director of the Henrietta and Clay County Chamber of Commerce. In 1972, he was named Outstanding Citizen in Brackettville. He served as soil conservationist in Coleman from 1960-1967. In 1975, he was named "Outstanding Aggie from ACU." Surviving are his wife; daughter, Camille of Henrietta; and sister, Kathryn Harman of Dorchester.... Collinsville Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |