Mary Baddour Walker


Goldsboro – Mrs. Mary Baddour Walker, 80, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Shikrey Baddour and Victoria Alkazin Baddour and was married to the late Lt.Col. (Retired) William L. Walker. Mrs. Walker retired as a Court Reporter with the legal office of Civil Service after 30 years of service and was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, June 14, 2002, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church with Father Tom Norris, O.S.F.S. presiding. Burial will follow in Willow Dale Cemetery.

Mrs. Walker is survived by her sons, William L. Walker, Jr. and wife, Millie of Rocky Mount and John A. Walker and wife, Pat of Goldsboro; a brother, Mitchell Baddour and wife, Doris of Goldsboro; a sister-in-law, Louise Baddour of Goldsboro; and her grandchildren, Harris Walker, Misty Lumley and Christie Silver; and by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Philip A. Baddour, Sr. and her sisters, Evelyn B. Mauro, Isabelle B. Dixon and Lorraine B. Corbett.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic School, 1000 N. Jefferson Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or the American Diabetes Association, 2315-A Sunset Ave., Rocky Mount, NC 27804.

A rosary will be said Thursday, June 13, 2002, at 6:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home and the family will receive friends following the rosary ‘til 9:00 p.m.