Alfonso Walker, Sr., 96, of New River, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022.
He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and was an auto mechanic.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Isabel Walker; a son, Lorenzo Walker; brothers Manford and Oliver; and sisters Geraldine, Nettie Mae, and Edna Allen.
Survivors include his wife of 73 years, Noma Minter Walker; a son and daughter-in-law, Alfonso Walker, Jr. and Norma; daughters Marie Walker, Beverly Walker, and Freda Crockett; grandchildren Ebonie Walker, Dezeray Walker, Dalvyn Walker, Ronald Walker, Dana Austin, Carnell Walker, Bridget Lester (Matthew), Thomas Boyd, Sonya Walker, Tonya Walker, and Lorenzo Walker, Jr.; 18 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. today, March 30, 2022, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Funeral services will follow with the Rev. Betsy King officiating. Interment with full military honors will be held at 2 p.m. in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin.
The Walker family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.