Lorene Fentress Hendley Walker

Lorene Fentress Hendley Walker, age 96, of Cedar Hill, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 2pm at the Hopewell Baptist Church in Springfield with Brother Paul Edwards, Brother Frank Evans and Brent Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in the Robertson County Memorial Gardens with Tommy McPherson, Russell Holman, Richie Murphy, Joe Fentress, Bob Wooten, Bobby Hendley, John Michael Cook and Bruce Sherrell serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Tommy Herndon, Joshua Edwards, Mark Mason, Mark Cox, Tommy Walker and Walton Walker, Jr. Visitation with the family will be held at the church on Thursday morning from 10am until the hour of service at 2pm. Mrs. Walker was born May 15, 1917 in Robertson County to the late Oscar and Minnie Fentress. She was a retired LPN, a homemaker and member of Barren Plains Baptist Church who faithfully read her Bible all the way through most years. In years past she loved growing flowers and always had a large garden. She enjoyed cooking, and there was always plenty of good food on her table. She sewed and made a lot of her own clothes. She handmade a lot of quilts for herself and for many in her family. She had a great love for her family and friends. In addition to her parents Mrs. Walker is preceded in death by her first husband, Davie Hendley and her second husband, Walton Walker, Sr.; her daughter, Nancy Sue Edwards; two brothers, C.D. Fentress and Billy Fentress; and two step-daughters, Nancy Dean and Sue Ellen Creasey. Mrs. Walker is survived by her daughter, Mildred Ann Hendley Edgin of Cedar Hill; step-sons, Walton (Lois) Walker, Jr., Bruce (Faye) Walker and Tommy (Diane) Walker, all of Greenbrier; step-daughter, Virginia Ann (Ronnie) Wilkerson of Greenbrier; grandchildren, Brent (Danie) Edwards, Sharon Cook, Lisa (Richie) Murphy, Kimberly Edgin and Paul (Stephanie) Edwards; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; 18 step-grandchildren; numerous step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Gideons International. Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements. AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME- 509 WALNUT STREET, SPRINGFIELD, TN (615) 384-1000

Lorene Fentress Hendley Walker

May 15, 1917 - December 4, 2013