Bennie Dean Walker

Bennie Dean Walker May 31, 1932 – June 19, 2023 Bennie Dean Walker, 91 of Grangeville passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, at Syringa General Hospital in Grangeville. Bennie was born on May 31, 1932, in Williston, North Dakota to Euclaire Irwin George Walker and Myrtle Smith Walker. He was a distinguished and talented photographer, a lover of animals and all things nature. He had a dry sense of humor with a twinkle in his eye. He was a long-time member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Grangeville. Bennie is survived by his children; Melanie (Mark) Overby and Rob (Karen) Walker; his grandchildren, Sara May (Dan), David Bettencourt (Erienne), Kimberly Sims and Alison DiDiano (Rob); his great-grandchildren, Jacob, Logan and Molly May, James and Nevaeh Sims. He is also survived by his brother, Jimmy Walker (Patti) and many nieces, nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by his love and companion in adventure, Shirley Boutwell Walker. Also preceded by brother Robert Walker and sister Darlene Luper, sisters-in-law Sandy Walker and Beverly Walker and brother-in-law Chuck Luper. A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville. Pastor Steven Naylor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Mount Idaho Cemetery, Grangeville. Send condolences to the family to Blackmerfuneralhome.com The Independent Newspaper Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and Sunol, CA June 29, 2023 ______________________________________________________ 1950 United States Federal Census Name Bennie D Walker Age 17 Birth Date abt 1933 Gender Male Race White Birth Place North Dakota Marital Status Never Married (Single) Relation to Head of House Son Home in 1950 Vallejo, Solano, California, USA Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Euclaire I Walker, 47 Head Myrtle D Walker, 39 Wife *Bennie D Walker, 17 Son Darlene P Walker, 16 Daughter Robert E Walker, 14 Son Jimmy A Walker, 13 Son Father: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 Name Euclaire Irvin Walker Gender Male Birth Date 20 Feb 1903 Birth Place Wisconsin Death Date 14 Sep 1959 Death Place San Francisco Father's Surname Walker