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George Ferdinand Walker

WALKER

WALKER

George Ferdinand Walker, 80, of Rock Cave, passed away, at home, Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to his parents George and Lilas Walker Sept. 24, 1936.

Married to his beloved wife, Nancy Hamilton Walker, on Aug. 31, 1962, he shared almost 55 years of blessed marriage with her.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, and their children, son Greg of Dallas, Texas; daughter Colleen of Duluth, Georgia; son Brian and daughter-in-law, Billie Jo, of Rock Cave; Heather of Cartersville, Georgia; Gary and daughter-in-law Melina, of Columbus, New Jersey; and Barry and daughter-in-law, Jane, of British Columbia, Canada. His three grandchildren, will dearly miss their Pop Pop, Lilas and Alden of Duluth, Georgia, and Evangeline of Columbus, New Jersey. He is also survived by three brothers, Ted and his wife, Paula; Richard; Ralph and his wife, Judy; as well as several uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and two previous sons-in-law, Jon and Chris.

George was a veteran of the United States Navy Reserve. He worked as a mathematician and chemical engineer for 38 years in New Jersey. George was an amateur astronomer for almost 20 years as a member of the Amateur Astronomers’ Association of Princeton, New Jersey until moving to West Virginia in 2005 when he became a member of Central Appalachian Astronomy Club and enjoyed his time building and sharing his mountainside observatory with family and friends. He looked forward to visits from his children and grandchildren where they enjoyed fishing, four wheeling, discussions around the fire, launching rockets and working on various projects with them. He will be dearly missed by family and friends alike. A member of the Seventh-day Day Adventist Church in Buckhannon, he also spent a great deal of time reading and studying the Word of God.

Friends and family are invited to gather for a celebration of life service at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1122 Brushy Fork Road, Buckhannon, WV at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made, in memory of George F. Walker, to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, P.O. Box 205, Buckhannon, WV, 26201.