Obituary of Edward Walker

ROCHESTER, NY – March 19, 2023 EDWARD WALKER, known as Edd was born March 27, 1948 in a small rural farming community of Mashulaville, (Noxubee County) Mississippi, near the eastern border of the state, which is now the town of Macon, Mississippi. He was the youngest of three children of Luvert Sr. “Gennie” and Isabella “Bella” Walker. He, like his siblings, grew up in the segregated south during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement and the Jim Crow era. Despite these challenges, he was blessed with the nurturing of a faith-based family that encouraged him to unite with Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church, Highway 14 South. Having this experience fed his lifelong commitment to serve the needs of others every chance he got. Edd completed high school at Liddell High in Macon, Mississippi and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Edd, like the vast majority of the students at Rust College, worked on campus to finance his tuition and living expense for the entire four years of college. He was initiated into the Psi Rho Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and served on many student-based campus organizations during his undergraduate career. Shortly after graduating from Rust College, Edd relocated to Rochester, New York and obtained his first job with Montgomery Neighborhood Center, 10 Cady Street. Eventually, Edd met and married Annie Pearl Napier in 2002. He worked for several companies before his most recent position with Atkell as a maintenance supervisor. He retired in 2020. Edd transitioned his earthly life on March 19, 2023. He is predeceased by his father, Luvert Walker Sr. and mother, Isabella Walker. He leaves to cherish his legacy: his wife, Annie Pearl (Napier) Walker; stepson, Gregory Napier; sister, Sophia M. Horne; brother, Luvert (Linda) Walker; nieces: LaToya Walker, LisCha (Ali) Tolbert, LaShea Walker and Clara Huff; nephews: Anthony “Tony”, Lindsey, Kenneth Lindsey, Dolphia Horne and a host of cousins and friends. Family hour from 10:00 - 11:00 am on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at The Latimer Chapel, 983 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, NY. Omega Fraternity Service at 10:30 am, then a Memorial Service to Celebrate his life will be held 11:00 am. Interment at the convenience of the family. Latimer Funeral Home is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Edward Walker Memorial Service Time: Apr 1, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81220513738?pwd=TU5IOTdmM2FNOGJObS9qaUpZVEdtdz09 Meeting ID: 812 2051 3738 Passcode: 437407 One tap mobile +16465588656,,81220513738#,,,,*437407# US (New York) +16469313860,,81220513738#,,,,*437407# US Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 812 2051 3738 Passcode: 437407 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/keeYNSC9nY