Egbert Bailey Walker, age 82, of Water Valley, MS went to his eternal home on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. One of two sons, he was born October 23, 1939 to the late Lawrence and Ruth (Collins) Walker. Bailey grew up knowing the value of hard work. He helped out on the family farm and later when they moved to Memphis, he got a job on a paper route just to have lunch money for school. At the age of 17 Bailey went to work on the Mississippi River as a deck hand on a tow boat. It is during this time he met and married Linda Smithey and they started their family. In 1961 he began a career in the Memphis Fire Department, a job he would retire from as a Lieutenant in 1986. Bailey worked for Yalobusha County for many years in different capacities: road crew, Fire Coordinator, and was also elected County Supervisor. He enjoyed gardening but nothing meant more to him than spending time with his grandchildren.
Visitation is planned for Sunday, May 1, 2022, in the Gardiner Room at Seven Oaks Funeral Home from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM. Services will immediately follow at 3:00 PM in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Dr. Randy Bain officiating. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery.
Bailey is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Linda Walker; one son, Steve Walker (Lynne) of Counce, TN; one daughter, Debbie Rogers (Dalton) of Water Valley, MS; one brother, Richard Walker (Malinda) of Water Valley, MS; one sister, Barbara Hall of Nesbit, MS; two grandchildren, Whitney Allred (Eric), Brent Rogers (Lauren); three great-grandchildren, Marshall Allred, Kizer Yount, Mia Ruth Allred.
Bailey was preceded in death by both of his parents.
Visitation
MAY 1.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
(CT)
Seven Oaks Funeral Home, Inc.
12760 Highway 32
P.O. Box 367
Water Valley, MS 38965
Funeral Service
MAY 1.
3:00 PM
(CT)
Seven Oaks Funeral Home, Inc.
12760 Highway 32
P.O. Box 367
Water Valley, MS 38965
Dear Walker family, one of the saddest things someone can experience is the death of a loved one. Did you know the Bible compares death to sleep? (Psalms 13:3) Just as a person who is asleep is unaware of what is happening around him, the dead are not conscious of anything. There is a promise of hope in the Bible. Our loving God has promised to awaken the dead, as if from sleep, and give them life again. Acts 24:15 says, “There is going to be a resurrection.” The bible offers comfort for those who are grieving and I hope this brings you comfort as well.