Edith Walker

Edith Anne Walker, 78, of St. Louis, Missouri is at peace and at home with her kitties in the loving arms of God, Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Edith was born June 22, 1936 in Springfield, Missouri . She was the beloved daughter of the late Benton Cyrus and Katherine M. Reilly Walker and the sister of the late Ruth Walker Roberts. Edith is the dear friend of Donna Cook, Donna Downer and all of the volunteers and staff at the Board of Religious Organizations in St. Louis and dear friend of Mary Hatzenbehler and her many neighbors in her former Grand and Bates Neighborhood in South St. Louis. She graduated from St. Agnes Catholic High School in 1953. Edith received a BA in English and Teaching from Southeast Missouri State, Springfield, Missouri in 1957. In 1960-61, Edith took flying lessons in a Piper PA 11. Fourteen flights were recorded in her Pilot Flight Record and Log Book. Through the years Edith worked as a teacher, bookkeeper and secretary at various jobs in Springfield, and St. Louis. The past 17 years were spent working at the Board of Religious Organizations, a non-profit children's Charity in St. Louis , as bookkeeper, secretary and office manager. Edith enjoyed spending time with her cats, water color painting and sketching, and constructing crossword puzzles. She had several puzzles published in magazines and continued to dream of having her work published in the New York Times. Edith was an avid collector of art supplies and books and had an enormous collection of crossword clues ready to be inserted into puzzles for possible publication. She was a strong supporter of many animal rescue organizations in St. Louis and throughout the country. Thank you to all the staff at Beauvais Manor in St. Louis for their loving care. Everyone was wonderful to Edith, called her by name and watched out for her over the past 8 months. Thank you to the Gentivia Hospice Staff, Tammy, Lem, Will and Beverly for their professionalism, love and attention to Edith and her friends. The staff of both Organizations helped Edith to manage her pain, thrive and experience a comfortable and safe end of life experience. She was encouraged to enjoy solitaire on the Gold Room computer, crossword puzzles, Garfield and Mutts cartoons by her friend Mary. Thank you Mary for your caring attention to Edith. Edith also enjoyed scheduled smoke breaks on the West Patio. Edith enjoyed a visit from her cat, Max during her final week. Thank you to Nick and Jill for "adopting" Max and making him a part of your family. A special thank you to Nick for taking the time to bring Max in to visit Edith. She enjoyed watching Max explore the room, petting him as he slipped by, a quick snuggle, and watching Nick interact with Max. This experience brought great comfort to Edith. Edith always said "The cat comes first, don't worry about me!" Thank you to numerous volunteers who visited with Edith from time to time during her stay at Beauvais Manor, your visits enriched her day. Arrangements are as follows: Memorial visitation on Friday, December 12, 2014 at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Funeral Home, 7027 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 from 10AM to 11AM with a Memorial Service starting at 11AM. Urn interment following the Memorial Service at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the Beauvais Manor Employee BBQ Fund, 3625 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, MO (63110) are appreciated. December 12, 2014
10:00 am - 11:00 am
John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Funeral Home
7027 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63116
December 12, 2014
11:00 am - 11:35 am
John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Funeral Home
7027 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63116