ODESSA Christine Sue Walker, 54, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born November 9, 1950, in Levelland, Texas, to Thomas Theodore Horton and Lillian Lucille Greenway. She united in marriage to Lawerence Alexander Walker on December 19, 1977, in Dumas, Texas. She has two daughters whom she deeply and dearly loves.
She was a fifth-grade teacher at Goliad Elementary. She had been with ECISD for 24 years, only missing one day of work in those 18 of 24 years of loyal service. To family and friends alike, she had been an inspirational angel who loved everyone and gave 100 % of her life to all of them. She had been best of all a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher and a dear and loving friend. She loved children, teaching all the students about reaching their goals in life, and being blessed by the friendship and love of all the personnel at her facility, for whom she cared so deeply.
She is survived by husband, Lawerence Alexander “Lonnie” Walker of Odessa; two daughters, Crystal Ann Simmons of Tulsa, Okla., and Heather Dawn Walker of Odessa, TX; three brothers, Gerald Horton of Dumas, TX, Johnnie Horton of Lakewood, Colorado, and J.W. Horton of Fayetteville, Tenn; two sisters, Genevive Harrison of New Waverly, TX, and Lillian Powers of Ft. Lupton, Co.; brothers-in law, Richard and Mike Walker; five grandchildren; and several niece and nephews, cousins, uncles, aunts and so many friends across the country.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at Faith Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Shelton officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The entire Walker family would like to extend and express there deepest of gratitude, to Christine’s friends and co-workers who knew her best and have been the greatest support to all of us. To all the E.R. Doctors, nurses, and the ICU staff, at Medical Center Hospital. A special gratitude and a warm embrace to Brenda Robinson, Robert Miller, Sam Stanley, and Richard Walker for being by our side though this most difficult time. Thank you Brother Wayne Shelton and to the staff at Odessa Funeral Home for handling the services and making sure this extremely unexpected time is not burdened by any more complications.
On November 20th everyone lost a true saint when Heaven called this “Beautiful Angel” back home. God Bless you.
Services by Odessa Funeral Home.