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BAIRD STAR, Saturday, Aug 22, 1896
OBITUARY
Died on July 18, 1896, at his home Bro. W F Walker about 96 years of age. The "golden bowl" is now broken, the "silver cord' is loosed and a bright spirit hath taken its flight to the spirit of God.
Rest in peace dear brother, sadly will the loved ones miss you, but we feel that our loss is your gain. We believe that the spirit is now resting in everlasting bliss.
He leaves a mourning household and an aged companion in sorrow, but with the consolation that their separation will not be long, that she soon will be called to cross the Crystal sea, where their union will be unbroken through all ages. She fully realizes hat his sufferings are ended and that he is numbered with the household of God.
Everything was done during his sickness that thoughtful kindness could suggest, and the long procession that followed the remains to the grave are expressive of the sorrow of his friends and neighbors. We commend the loved ones to "him who doeth all things well". J E Tatum, J W Tatum, F M Dunlap, Committee
Rest father rest, In quite sleep, while friends in sorrow, o're thee weep. Daughter
Wherein it has pleased our dear Savior to call our dear Father home. How long until thou wilt bid us come. Susie Walker.
Mother, brothers, sister and grandchildren remember, though we miss him so sadly and will miss him through the long and weary years that with him all earthly ills are ended. We trust our loss is his eternal gain, now let us all live up to a Christian walk so we can meet him in that blissful home above. V A Harris.

Baird Star, Saturday, Jul 25, 1896
LOCAL NEWS
W F Walker, "Uncle Billy," the oldest man in the county if not in the state, died last Saturday evening. He was made a Master Mason about sixty years ago and was a member of Baird Lodge No 522? A F & A M and was buried with Masonic honors by that Lodge Sunday evening. See full account by our Deep Creek correspondent.

Baird Star, Saturday, Jul 25, 1896
DEEP CREEK DOTS - Jul 21
DIED - on July 18 at the residence on Deep Creek, Mr W L Walker.
Accordingly to the best estimates deceased was born in Virginia about 96 years ago and was the oldest man not only in Callahan county but in the whole state of Texas. He was afterwards a citizen of Tennessee and Mississippi and moved to the Lone Star sate 20 years ago. Since that time he was an inhabitant of Callahan county and Deep Creek Valley. Grandpa Billy-as he was familiarly known was a good citizen in the best and widest meaning of the word. True to his family and true to his church. He led a straight and upright life whose guiding stars were honesty and integrity. He was firm in his opinions and since he cast he first vote in 1824 for Andrew Jackson he always stood solid with the democratic party never missing an election an never scratching the regular ticket. Feebleness prevented him from attending the primaries this spring for the first time and that day was a day of genuine sorrow for the old gentleman.
Endowed with a powerful constitution he enjoyed the best health and really did not know anything in the way of disease until about a year ago. Even when 95 years of age he was one of he most active and industrious men I ever saw, with him work was not a curse bestowed on humanity by the punishing hand of the Creator, but a blessing and sacred duty. And when finally nature demanded her rights it disturbed more than anything else the equanimity of his mind that he could not do a full day's work "as before" and the enforced idleness was really a torture for him.
In his last sickness he was confined to his bed for only six weeks, but it was a hard struggle. The wonderful strength of his organism clung to life with tenacity and the vital forces ebbed slowly away until the immortal soul was freed from the mortal clay.
Mr W was married three times and leaves to mourn his loss a faithful and devoted wife, five son, one daughter and one step-daughter besides a great number of other descendants and relatives.
The burial took lace at our graveyard on Sunday 19 inst. The Masonic Lodge of Baird, to which order deceased had belonged for more than 60 years, appeared with full rank to pay the last tribute. Rev. Carter of Cottonwood offered a fervent prayer and gave a lived sketch of the life of the departed brother whose manly character and Christian virtue should be an example for the surviving. Under the impressive rites of the order the body of the tired wonderer was bedded in his last resting place.
The whole community had shown in every way their profound and sincere sympathy during the illness and to tender the last honors turned out in full force. There was not one place on Deep Creek that was not represented at the burial an this general mourning ought to be a consolation for the bereaved family.
The patriarch of Deep Creek has left us and is gone to a better land but we hope that the living and growing generation may take a lasting inspiration from such a pure honest and industrious life.

Baird Star, Saturday, Jul 25, 1896
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas the Supreme Ruler of the Universe has called from labor to rest our well beloved brother W F Walker, a Master Mason for near sixty years standing, and later a member of Baird Loge No 522 A F & A M . Therefore be it
Resolved, that in the death of Bro. W F Walker Masonry has lost one of its most exemplary members, the church a zealous Christian, and society a good citizen and his family a loving husband and father.
Resolved, That we tender our sincere sympathy to the bereaved wife, children and relatives, of our deceased brother in their sorrow.
Resolved, That they Lodge be draped in mourning, and that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for the space of thirty days in memory of our deceased brother.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, with a short biographical sketch of the life of our deceased brother be recorded in our book of minutes on a page set apart exclusively for that purpose, and that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the wife of our deceased brother by the Secretary under seal of the Lodge.
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished each of the county papers with a request that they publish the same.
Respectfully submitted J N Rushing, R G Powell, W E Gilliland, committee

Baird Star, Saturday, Jul 11, 1896
DEEP CREEK DOTS- Jul 7th
We are sorry that we are to report the illness of that old landmark, Grandpa Billy Walker. It is not a special disease what ails the old gentleman, it is the incurable decline of old age in connection with the influence of the hot and oppressive season. Let us hope for the best.