Helen Walker's Obituary
Helen Deloris Walker, 94, of Vandalia, IL passed away at 4:12 AM, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at SBL Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care.
A Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 PM, Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Hohlt and File Funeral Home, Vandalia with Rev. Loren File officiating. Interment will follow in Ritter Cemetery, Vandalia. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to Ritter Cemetery.
(It is recommended that guidelines set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Illinois Department of Public Health as they relate to COVID-19 be followed. This includes but is not limited to face covering and social distancing. Please be respectful of others.)
Helen Deloris Radcliff was born on December 30, 1925 in Vandalia, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Ethel G. (Ritter) Radcliff. She married Calvin H. “Red” Walker on June 18, 1949; he preceded in death on June 09, 1981.
Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and also a farmer/preacher’s wife. She was a wonderful cook/canner, had an avid green thumb, and a great personality. Helen was a 20-year member of the Gideon Auxiliary. She volunteered her spare time at the Senior Citizen Center and was affiliated with Greenridge Church in Alma, IL.
She is survived by her daughter, Sue Burks of Patoka; sister, Doris and husband, John Street of Vandalia; grandchildren, Russell Ritchey, Frank Ritchey, Susan Spencer, and Bruce Richards; great-grandchildren, Ben, Katie, Blythe, Blake, and numerous others; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Sharon Ritchey; brother, Ralph Radcliff Jr.; sister, Evadine Craig; and sons-in-law, Everett Burks and Bob Ritchey.
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