Walker Cemetery near Silas Drive Tupper's Creek, WV as of May, 1997

The two flat markers in the foreground are George William & Alice Susan EDENS Walker. There is no road or path to the cemetery. It is located at the base of a hill across from Silas Walker Church where Silas Drive meets Tupper's Creek. To visit the cemetery, you have to park next to Tupper's Creek, cross the creek, and walk across a field. The head stones for Uncle George and Aunt Alice were acquired and placed by Orville C. Edens about 1988 and he kept their grave sites cleared until his death in September,1996. This picture was taken in May 1997.

Permanent residents of Walker Cemetery, Tupper’s Creek, Kanawha County, WV as of May 1997

ALICE Susan (Edens) WALKER AUNT ALICE 1879-1966

GEORGE William WALKER UNCLE GEORGE 1881-1955

Fresh graves with new stones - moved here?
HARRY DANIEL SON OF SARAH SHAMBLIN 1927-1929
JANET ANN DAU. OF SARAH SHAMBLIN AUG 12-DEC 16, 1940

LUD SAMPSON TATE
WEST VIRGINIA
PFC 12 CO 155 BRIG.
WORLD WAR I
MAY 14, 1897 - APRIL 27, 1960

Funeral Home Marker
DORA ANN TATE 1899-1971

Funeral Home Marker
ROBERT TATE BORN SEPT 10, 1937 Aged 47
Note: Initials R L T hand carved in brick at this marker

ELSIE G. "Gustie" EDENS HAYNES  JUNE 1, 1916 - FEBRUARY 16, 1994
WILLIAM JOSEPH EDENS March 1877 - May 20, 1931
ETHEL FLORENCE TATE 1872 - Aft. 1920
Note: Gustie and her parents, Joseph and Florence, are in unmarked graves.
Information supplied by Trina Rhodes Elliott who knew Gustie as "Mom" from infancy.

BETTY JO WALKER DEC 11, 1923 - MAY 22, 1939

WALKER
MOTHER LEAVY EDITH  JUN 18, 1896 - SEP 28, 1967
FATHER WILLIAM ALFRED APR 3, 1888 - SEPT 28, 1967

Hand carved rock - no dates - name broken away on both ends
~~NEVA WAL~~~ (could be GENEVA WALKER)
Update from Calvin Walker August 31, 1997:
Geneva EDENS Walker  February 29, 1864 - August 10, 1903
marker carved by her husband William Lewis Walker.

WALKER
SILAS  JUN 10, 1872 - MAR 2, 1949
SARAH  FEB 5 1876 - OCT 28, 1953

Bronze Veteran Plaque
SANFORD WALKER SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR I & II 1899 + 1975

WALKER
ARNOLD MAY 17, 1911 - JULY 19, 1976
THELMA JAN 13, 1912 - (not etched)
Note: Fresh grave next to Arnold

Behind Arnold & Thelma Walker are 3 home made & hand etched markers
GREEN BERRY WALKER  DIED 1927
MOLLIE WALKER  DIED 1945
MARY WALKER REST IN PEACE

MOTHER MYRTLE BOARD  SEPT 15, 1916 - JAN 27, 1944

DEWEY C. WALKER 1919 AGED 8 MOS.

MABLE WALKER 1922 AGED 8 DAYS

GLENNIS H. WALKER 1928 - 1948

KATHA K. WALKER * 1955 *

WALKER
FATHER H. HAYDEN  1893 - 1964
MOTHER DOSHIE E. 1895 - 19

KENNETH R. WALKER  4-27-1945 - 10-3-1945

CATHERENE F. WALKER  4-27-1945 - 8-31-1995

BERNARD MASON PARRISH JR.  MAY 2 1969 - MAY 2, 1969  AGED 0

WALKER
SOLLIE MASON APRIL 2, 1917 - March 16, 2000
GLADYS A. MAY 5, 1920 - JULY 27, 1984

WALKER
BEULAH M. MAR  27, 1904 - (not etched)
BREMAN C. FEB  5, 1900 - JAN 13, 1967

THEDA MAE WALKER  JULY 1, 1925 - SEPT 19, 1944

BILLY RAY TAYLOR  PVT US ARMY  VIETNAM  JUL 4, 1957 - FEB 10 1981

SILAS E. WALKER  1877 - 1943

MOTHER SYLVIA MORTON WALKER  1901 - 1979

Veteran Marker
ENOS SHERMAN WALKER
WEST VIRGINIA
PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR I
MAR 8, 1891 - DEC 10, 1963

FATHER JOHN W. WALKER  OCT 23 1875 - APR 22, 1958

MOTHER PLINA WALKER  APR 20, 1882 - JUNE 12, 1961

DAUGHTER TRESSIE LEE WALKER  DEC 27, 1902 - APR 5, 1931

Large head stone between two graves leaning forward too far to read - another day when I have help.

JAMES E. EDENS  APRIL 4, 1890 - JAN 17, 1966
Funeral home marker reads James Elick Edens
Note: This is James Alexander Edens, nickname "Alec", pronounced in the area as "Elick".

HAROLD E. LOVEJOY  1964 - 1964