Rufus A.B. Walker

Mr. Rufus A. B. Walker, 85, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday morning, March 30, 2025, at Harborview – Pierce County Nursing Home.

Born in Blackshear, GA on November 26, 1939, he lived in Pierce County all his life.  Mr. Walker was a 1957 graduate of Patterson High School and went on to attend ABAC in Tifton.  He came home from School and went straight to work on the family farm with his dad.  He would later go to work as a welder for GATX but still farmed on the side.  Mr. Walker had a passion for airplanes, sailboats, and motorcycles and was even fortunate enough to have visited every state in the United States on his motorcycle.  He also loved camping and enjoyed taking his family on educational camping trips to historical sites teaching them about our country’s history.  Mr. Walker loved to watch westerns no matter how many times he had seen them.  He was a member of Laura Chapel Baptist Church.

He was a son of the late John Allen Walker and Nola Mae Tuten Walker Mikell.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ann Chancey Walker; his son, Don Lamar Walker; and his brother, John Allen Walker, Jr.; and two sisters, June Warren and Carley Horne.

Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law, Kelly & Allen Nicholls of Front Royal, VA and Suzanne & Billy Dasher of Midway; his daughter-in-law, Debbie Walker of Walaska; two sisters, Dianne Denton of Blackshear and Joyce Turner of Patterson; 2 grandchildren, Morgan Walker and Alexis Floyd; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Graveside services for Mr. Walker will be held Friday morning, April 4, 2025, at 11:00 o’clock from the Offerman Cemetery with Rev. James Lightsey officiating.

The family will visit with guests shortly before and immediately after the service at the cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Offerman Baptist Church, 7225 US Highway 84, Patterson, GA  31557.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.

Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.

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