Georgia Walker, 92, longtime Brookgreen volunteer
January 18, 2024
Georgia Bell Brown Walker, a former Murrells Inlet resident, died Dec. 21 at her home in Knoxville, Tenn. She was 92.
She was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Lantz, Md., one of six children of Louis and Edna Deveney Brown. She was a farm girl who at the age of 21 worked for Landis Tool Co. and met and married a city boy, Gordon Huff Walker. They were married for 67 years until his death.
Mrs. Walker worked as a transport manager at Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pa., and a nurse’s aide at Halet Manor in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She was also an Avon representative for many years.
During her retirement in South Carolina, she volunteered in the café and gift shop at Brookgreen Gardens.
She is survived by her brother, Louis Brown of Sabillasville, Md.; her daughters, Sherry Lee Raabe of Knoxville, Diane Lynn Walker of Sherrodsville, Ohio, and Douglas Merle Walker of McDonough Ga.; her grandchildren Brian Clinton Raabe, Andrew Michael Raabe and Kathryn Ann Raabe; her great-grandchildren, Landry Rachel Raabe and Baker Edison Raabe; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, a granddaughter, Rachel Ann Raabe, two brothers, Charles and David, and two sisters, Leatrice Shoemaker and Marlin Wieland, died before her.
A visitation will be held Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. at Burroughs Funeral Home, where a brief memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Inurnment at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery will be later that afternoon.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brookgreen Gardens, 1931 Brookgreen Dr., Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 (brookgreen.org) or CareCuts of Knoxville, 519 Williams St. Knoxville, TN 37917 (carecutsknox.org).
Condolences may be sent at rosefuneraltn.com.
