Individual Details
Mary Dell Stepp
(25 Mar 1934 - 15 May 2019)
Funeral services for MARY DELL WALKER will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019 in the Snyder First United Methodist Church with Rev. Les Bussell, Pastor officiating.
Burial will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder.
Mary Dell Walker, 85, Snyder, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Oklahoma City. She was born in Danville, Arkansas on March 25, 1934 to William and Nita Stepp. Her parents were schoolteachers. As a result of her father changing jobs, the family moved to Headrick, Oklahoma, when she was four. She attended Headrick Public Schools where she excelled in academics and basketball. She moved to Snyder, Oklahoma in 1950 with her husband, Jimmy Walker. She lived in Snyder for over 66 years until her health began to deteriorate in 2016, which instigated a move to Epworth Villa in Oklahoma City.
Mary Dell was known as a hardworking businesswoman who also cared for her community and her church, but most importantly, she was a loving wife and mother. She took great pride in her two children; Steve and Sharon.
Her life’s work centered around co-managing Walker Lumber and Hardware in Snyder, Oklahoma for over 42 years. She did whatever the job required. She loaded lumber and sheetrock, she weighed nails, she fixed broken panes of glass and window screens and was able to do all jobs with skill. She was the customer service representative as well as the bookkeeper. She did it all---and she did it well with precision.
Upon retiring in 2000, she and her husband, Jimmy, traveled through the western United States by means of a recreational vehicle, which Jimmy enjoyed driving. Mary Dell and Jimmy were married for 50 years. When Jimmy died in 2001, she redirected a lot of her energy to the Methodist Church, here. Walker Hall is just one example of her efforts directed to benefit the church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James Covey (“Jimmy”) Walker; her brothers, Earle and Billy Stepp; her sister, Nita Ann Stepp; and her parents.
She is survived by her son, Steve and wife Beth of Edmond, Oklahoma, her daughter, Sharon Foulds and husband Tom of Sedona, Arizona; and her brother, James Oliver Stepp and partner Peter Zimmer of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is also survived by three grandsons; Jeremy Sheets and wife Reanna; Jonathan Walker and wife Sarah; and Brett Walker and wife Meredith. Furthermore, she is survived by ten great grandchildren: Sierra, James, Athena, and Joel Sheets; Cade, Carly and Jack Walker; and Barrett, August, and Sullivan Walker.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Snyder First United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder.
Mary Dell Walker, 85, Snyder, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Oklahoma City. She was born in Danville, Arkansas on March 25, 1934 to William and Nita Stepp. Her parents were schoolteachers. As a result of her father changing jobs, the family moved to Headrick, Oklahoma, when she was four. She attended Headrick Public Schools where she excelled in academics and basketball. She moved to Snyder, Oklahoma in 1950 with her husband, Jimmy Walker. She lived in Snyder for over 66 years until her health began to deteriorate in 2016, which instigated a move to Epworth Villa in Oklahoma City.
Mary Dell was known as a hardworking businesswoman who also cared for her community and her church, but most importantly, she was a loving wife and mother. She took great pride in her two children; Steve and Sharon.
Her life’s work centered around co-managing Walker Lumber and Hardware in Snyder, Oklahoma for over 42 years. She did whatever the job required. She loaded lumber and sheetrock, she weighed nails, she fixed broken panes of glass and window screens and was able to do all jobs with skill. She was the customer service representative as well as the bookkeeper. She did it all---and she did it well with precision.
Upon retiring in 2000, she and her husband, Jimmy, traveled through the western United States by means of a recreational vehicle, which Jimmy enjoyed driving. Mary Dell and Jimmy were married for 50 years. When Jimmy died in 2001, she redirected a lot of her energy to the Methodist Church, here. Walker Hall is just one example of her efforts directed to benefit the church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James Covey (“Jimmy”) Walker; her brothers, Earle and Billy Stepp; her sister, Nita Ann Stepp; and her parents.
She is survived by her son, Steve and wife Beth of Edmond, Oklahoma, her daughter, Sharon Foulds and husband Tom of Sedona, Arizona; and her brother, James Oliver Stepp and partner Peter Zimmer of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is also survived by three grandsons; Jeremy Sheets and wife Reanna; Jonathan Walker and wife Sarah; and Brett Walker and wife Meredith. Furthermore, she is survived by ten great grandchildren: Sierra, James, Athena, and Joel Sheets; Cade, Carly and Jack Walker; and Barrett, August, and Sullivan Walker.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Snyder First United Methodist Church.
Events
Families
Spouse | James Covey Walker (1927 - 2001) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Father | William Washington Stepp (1891 - 1960) |
Mother | Anna Juanita "Nita" Ragon (1899 - 1974) |
Sibling | William Welch Stepp III (1927 - 2006) |
Sibling | Earle Heartstill Stepp (1930 - 2010) |
Sibling | Nita Ann Stepp (1935 - 1998) |
Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
W W Stepp Husband M 48 Arkansas - Manager, ginNita Stepp Wife F 39 Arkansas - Housekeeper, own family
William W Stepp Son M 12 Arkansas
Earl E Stepp Son M 9 Oklahoma
Mary Dell Stepp Daughter F 6 Arkansas
Nita Ann Stepp Daughter F 4 Oklahoma
James O Stepp Son M 2 Oklahoma
Marriage
James C WalkerSex Male
Age 22
Birth Year (Estimated) 1928
Spouse's Name Mary Dell Stepp
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1932
Marriage Date 20 Aug 1950
Marriage Place , Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
Event Type Marriage
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