Elijah Walker Sr.

Elijah “Eli” Walker Sr., was born to Lincoln and Rodell (Howard) Walker on March 11, 1933, in Yahola, Oklahoma,  he was the fifth of nine children. He attended Sugar Creek Elementary School and Morton High School. At the age of twenty-three, he joined the    military serving two years in the United States Army.

Eli later moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he met Erma Marie Lindsey. On June 4, 1960, they were married and to this union, six children were born.

Elijah Walker became a member of Calvary Worship Center International, in Kansas City, Missouri under the leadership of Pastor J.D. Sherman. There he served faithfully for over twenty years, playing the organ during praise and worship, and was looked upon as the Elder of the Church.

Elijah enjoyed spending his time going fishing at the lake and repairing cars and electronics. He was a skillful man, a “self-taught” mechanic, electrician, and plumber. He was a kindhearted and giving man, who loved the Lord. He was not afraid of death because he had a strong faith in Christ. He was ready for the day the Lord called him home.

Elijah answered the Master’s call on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. His wife, Erma Walker; parents, Lincoln and Rodell Walker;  brothers, James D. Walker, and Lincoln Walker Jr.; and sister, Arline Murray all preceded him in death.

Eli leaves to cherish his memory, four daughters, Saundra  Miller (Mike), Las Vegas, NV, Sherlene Walker, Shelia Walker, and Stacey Porter (Kep), all of Kansas City, MO; three sons, Elijah Walker Jr., Kansas City, MO, Bryant Walker, Honolulu, Hawaii, and John Johnson, Kansas City, MO; three brothers, Luther Walker, Taft, OK, Kermit Walker (Ruby), Oklahoma City, OK, and Oletha    Walker, Del Rio, TX; two sisters, Myrtle Cannady (Joe), TX, and Katherine Fields (Kenneth), Haskell, OK; twenty grandchildren; sixty-one great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives, and friends.

Internment: Forest Hill Cemetery