Willie Earl Walker, age 57, passed away April 25, 2024 at John H. Stoger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, IL.

He was born March 24, 1967 in Sikeston, MO, son of Mary Ellen Scott Walker and the late Aarron Calvin Walker.

Willie was a graduate of Sikeston High School and had worked as a forklift operator at P&G.  He loved his family.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by three brothers, Norman (Kelly) Walker of Bloomington, IL, Roy Walker (Arlean Wilcher) of Cape Girardeau, MO, Gerald Walker of Sikeston, MO; two sisters, Mary Walker of Miner, MO and Merril Walker of Haywood, MO; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his father; two brothers, Aarron Calvin Walker Jr. and Ronnie Walker; and two sisters, Deloris Walker and Sinthia Walker.

There will be a visitation held Friday, June 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, MO.