The funeral services for the late Mr. Eddie B. Walker, who departed this life on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon, Georgia, will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. from the Emery Chapel AME Church in Ashburn, Georgia. Reverend Nathan Bartell will deliver the Eulogy. Burial will follow in the Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ashburn, Georgia. Services may be viewed Facebook Live from the "Shipp's Funeral Home" Facebook page or by clicking the Video Stream link on this site's Home Page.
Mr. Eddie B. Walker was born on March 28, 1948 in Ashburn, Georgia to Mrs. Ola Mae Walker and the late Mr. Arthur Walker, Jr.
Eddie was educated in the Turner County Public School System and graduated from Eureka High School.
Eddie accepted Christ into his life at an early age, and for a time was a member of Emery Chapel AME Church in Ashburn, Georgia.
Eddie worked at the Day and Night convenience store and was known to be a hard worker. He loved helping people and would do anything for others.
On September 13, 2022, Eddie B. transitioned from this life and gained his wings. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Walker, Jr.; his maternal grandparents, Genie (Beatrice) Denson, Sr., and his paternal grandparents, Arthur (Mary) Walker, Sr.
Eddie B. leaves to cherish his memories a daughter, Octavia S. Brown of Warner Robins, Georgia; a grandson, Adrian Lytle; his mother, Ola Mae Walker; a brother, Samuel Oliver of Tampa, Florida; a sister, Brenda Felton of Columbus, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Carrie Denson, Genie (Geneva) Denson, Jr., Beatrice Louise Grady, Clarke Denson, Lula Mae Godwin, Lela Mae Taylor, Leon Denson, Helen Denson, all of Tampa, Florida, Mary Walker of Atlanta, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who will miss him and loved him dearly.
"Rest east, Brother. We will look after Momma. I know you are in Glory looking down on us. "
