The funeral services for the late Mr. Sonny Walker of 491 Hodge King Drive, Ashburn, Georgia, who departed this life on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his residence, will be held on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. from the Emmery Chapel A.M.E. Church in Ashburn, Georgia, with the Pastor, Reverend Dale Flucas, officiating. 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.
MR. SONNY WALKER..... was born in Turner County, Ashburn, Georgia on July 24, 1948 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jalbo and Sally Crockett Walker. He was educated in the Turner County Public School System and graduated from Eureka High and Elementary School, Class of 1967 Eureka Tigers.
At an early age, Sonny gave his life to Christ and joined the New Mt. Olive Baptist Church, where he served as a member of the Usher Board and the Church Announcer. Later in life, Sonny became an Honorary Member of Emmery Chapel A.M.E. Church in Ashburn, Georgia.
Sonny met and married the love of his life, Vera Faye Hicks Walker, on February 15, 1998. They loved each other unconditionally, celebrating twenty-three years of marriage.
Sonny served his country as a member of the United States Army for three years. Upon returning home from service, he worked doing various jobs until he became employed at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia. He worked in DMC Publications, Storage and Packing Unit from May, 1984 until he retired in July, 2010.
Sonny was very active in his community, and an advocate for community progress and change. He was a member of the American Legion Post #98 in Ashburn, Georgia. Sonny also served as President and Vice-President of the Eureka High School Tigers Alumni Reunion. He worked tirelessly designing shirts for the organization on several occasions. Sonny also was instrumental in the re-naming of Talmadge Drive to Hodge King Drive, the street where Sonny and his wife lived on.
Sonny loved his family with a love like no other. He worked hard to keep his family (The Walker Family) together, having been considered the family Patriarch. He touched many lives and will be greatly missed in the community by both family and friends. On Thursday night, May 6, 2021, at home with family and friends at his side, our beloved Sonny Walker (husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend) completed his earthly journey. His parents, a daughter, Priscilla Bolden, his siblings, Addie Walker, Jerome Walker, Fay Walker, Martha Walker, and Larry Walker, have all preceded him in death.
Cherishing his life, Sonny Walker leaves his loving and very devoted wife, Vera Faye Walker; his children, Sonny Walker, Jr., Janene Shanklin, Carlos Collier, Tangela Douglas, Travius Collier, Telisha (Timothy) Edmond, Kimberly Collier, Wesley (Cassandra) Walker, Daniel (Latashi) Laster, Pamela Walker; his siblings, Minnie (Eddie) Bailey of Cleveland, Ohio, Louella Lawson, Kathleen Daniels, Clay (Daisy) Walker, Feltine Cross, all of Ashburn, Georgia, Ben (Lue) Walker of Columbia, South Carolina, Terry (Felicia) Walker of Alabama, Vetta (Hubert) Taylor of Fitzgerald, Georgia; his sisters-in-law, Joann (Charles) Doster of Cordele, Georgia, Eloise (Roy) Barber of Ashburn, Georgia; a brother-in-law, Otis Hicks of Ashburn, Georgia; and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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