James “Joe” Andrew Walker, Sr., age 83 of Warrior, Alabama passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He was born to the late JC and Emma Walker on August 8, 1940 and was one of eight children. Joe proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a member of Waterstone Church in Warrior, Alabama, he was a 33rd Degree Master Mason and a Shriner.
Joe founded the Walker Insurance Agency in Gardendale, Alabama in 1974 where he retired after many years. He enjoyed raising quarter horses, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family.
He is survived by his children, James Andrew Walker, Jr. and his wife Nanci, Melissa Walker Northcutt and her husband Ray, and Mary Helen Edwards and her husband Jerry; his five grandsons who gave him the name PawPaw, James Andrew Walker, III and his wife Meagan, Charles Jacob Walker and his wife Callie, Joshua Goodwin Walker and his wife Caitlin, Matthew Joel Chappell and his wife Veronica, and Dustin Shawn Chappell; his great grandsons Josiah James Walker and Bo Maddon Walker; his great granddaughter Elisabeth Lynn Walker; and his sisters Faye Vick and her husband Junior, and Linda Ellison. Joe is preceded in passing by his loving wife, Barbara Walker; his infant daughter Joanna Walker; his siblings Betty Andrews, Bobbie Culwell, Marie Jolly, Donald T. Walker, and Connie Hunter.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Hays Cemetery, 1630 Hays Cemetery Road, Hayden, Alabama; with James Andrew Walker, III officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in memory of James Andrew Walker, Sr.
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