Dora Walker

Mrs. Dora Walker, age 83, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 30, 2013, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Walker will be conducted on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Jason Bogardus officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery of Rutherford. Mrs. Walker was born April 2, 1930, in Gibson County, Tennessee; the daughter of the late Lofton M. and Josie Crocker, Sr. Mrs. Dora worked as a machine operator at Kellwood Company before retiring. Mrs. Walker is survived by her daughter, Shelia Reddick; grandchildren, Jona Fant, “Bradley Pate”, Justin Jones, “Kristy Dowden”, April Park and husband Cary; great-grandchildren, Beau Fant, Codie Fant, and Wyatt Park. She is also survived by a sister Sylvia Fulgham, a brother, Levi Crocker and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John William Walker, a brother, Lofton Crocker, Jr. and her sister, Martha Crocker. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Dora Clifton Crocker Walker.