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Her Life Story:
May Dora Walker was born in Coffee County on March 5, 1951, to Willie Frank Johnson Sr. and Susie Anna Lee Johnson. She was the fourth child of nine siblings. God whispered, “Peace Be Still” and She entered eternal rest on February 16, 2023. “Patches” enjoyed simple living, fishing, spending time with her family and listening to blues. She received her formal education from Crossroads in Coffee County.
Her Work Accomplishments:
May Dora enjoyed her career as a laborer at ConAgra for twenty-two years. Also, she worked at KFC for about twenty-eight years. She was very knowledgeable at her job and worked well with her team members. She was known to be very likable and extremely outgoing.
Her Family:
May Dora enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved listening to Blues and dancing. She also enjoyed cooking. She often opened her home to various family members and friends. If you could say anything about May Dora, it would be that she was very dependable and did not mind lending a helping hand to anyone even if she did not have much. She was a strong determined woman, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She has always been a kind and fair-natured person. She had a heart of gold and she loved to laugh with a good sense of humor. She touched so many lives in her lifetime and had a hand in raising her nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She always made sure her home was a safe space and invited everyone in to have a warm home cooked meal.
She was a phenomenal woman.
May leaves behind the love of her life Willie James Walker Sr of Enterprise AL;
four children: Nathanial (Tammy) Johnson of Enterprise AL, Lisa Cade of Enterprise AL, Aretha (Jerome) McCray of Chancellor AL, Ashley (Tyrone) Cummings of Atlanta GA;
ten grandchildren: Jerome McCray Jr., Anastasia Foster (Shawn), Anthony Purvis, Nathanial Poth, Talaina (Stedman) Burks, Katheleen (Eric) Hill, Sasha Cade (Jarvais), Adrain Smith (Celeste), Trevor Smith (Nina), Makala McCray, William Walker, Micheal Boswell and A’tyrhyana Cummings.
A host of great grandchildren: Na’ryah, Zaiyaih, Zealyn, K’Myra,Quintarius,Craig,Tyler, Asaiah, Kobe, Lake.
Four siblings; Willie Pearl (Eddie) Moultry of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Willie (Mary) Bean of Dothan AL, Ammie James (Joann) Johnson of Stuart, FL, Willie James (Michelle) Johnson of Headland AL, Tom (Pearl) Lee of Chicago, IL.
Also, her special cousin and caregiver: Sara Johnson.
A special friend: Marie Glover
A host of sister-in laws, brother-in- laws, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
May Dora joins her parents Willie Frank Johnson Sr. (father) and Susie Anna Johnson(mother), siblings: Wendell Jackson (sister), Willie Frank Johnson (brother), Willie Arthur Lee(brother), Joann Johnson (sister), two siblings that passed away during birth, children; LeAnna Walker (daughter), Willie James Walker Jr. (Son), and Annette Walker (daughter) in eternal life.
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