Raymond Walker

Raymond Herol Walker, 88, of Hopewell, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011. He was the son of the late Clarence McKeever and Mary Ruth Moore Walker. He served as a diver in the U. S. Navy during WWII, searching for underwater mines at Pearl Harbor. Mr. Walker was a retired electrician and lineman with the Post Engineers at Fort Lee and a longtime member of Newville United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Cole Walker; brothers, Maxwell Walker and Garland Walker; and sister, Mary Ellen Eanes. He is survived by his daughters, Alice Marie Khalil and Joyce Ann Kupferman; grandchildren, Shawn R. S. Khalil, Kera Khalil Tomlin, Deena Khalil Gakos, Kevin Kupferman and Cory Kupferman; great-grandchildren, Dallas Ihsan Khalil, Zoli D. Khalil and Skye Nuygen; brothers, Clarence Edward Walker, James Moore Walker and Douglas Lawrence Walker; sisters, Bessie May Pitts, Anne Louise Perkinson, Nancy Ruth Stolen, and Brenda Ann Wilson; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members. A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 15th at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service with The Reverend Beverly J. Nelan, Pastor of Newville United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .