Kathaleen Walker

Beloved family matriarch Kathaleen “Kat” Thompson Walker, 92, of Leisenring, PA, passed away peacefully at Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown, PA on July 30, 2019.  She was born on April 11, 1927 to Eleze (Davis) and Vernon Thompson, Sr., in Brookvale, PA. 

Kathaleen was a graduate of Dunbar Township High School’s Class of 1945.  She was employed by G.C. Murphy Company of Connellsville and was an avid bowler. She was a member of Payne AME Church in Connellsville, PA;  American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary Post 762 in Trotter, PA and former treasurer of the Fayette County Senior Action Council.

Kathaleen’s family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the nurses and staff at Mt Macrina Manor and Amedisys Hospice for the wonderful care they provided during her stay.  

Kathaleen was preceded in death by her loving husband, John Walker, in 1993; son, Donald E. Walker, in 2016; siblings Annabel Thompson, Vernice Thompson Burton, Vernon “Jay” Thompson, Jr., and Carl Thompson.
Kathaleen is survived by her daughter, Toni M. Colland (Jim) of Connellsville, PA; her son, Gary Walker (Chie “Lam”) of Tokyo, Japan; grandsons: John A. Walker (Kristin) of East Pittsburgh, PA, Christopher Walker (Michelle) of Savannah, GA; granddaughter, Tonya Cameron of Connellsville, PA; 9 great-grandchildren;  sister, Matilda “Honey” Webb of Leisenring, PA and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.  

Friends and family will be received on Friday, August 2, 2019 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Payne AME Church, 812 West Crawford Avenue, Connellsville, PA and services will be held at the church on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.  Reverend Alfred L. Thompson will be officiating and interment will immediately follow at the Green Ridge Cemetery. 

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