Published in Lawrence Journal-World (part)
on January 13, 14, and 15 2023.

Funeral services for Wayne Allen Walker will be on Tuesday at River City Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Visitation Monday 6-8 pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Wayne passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the University of Kansas Hospital. Obituary and condolences at rumsey-yost.com

Wayne Allen Walker
1963 – 2023

Services for Wayne Allen Walker, 59, Lawrence, will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 17th at River City Church with the Rev. William A. Dulin officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Walker died Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

He was born July 28, 1963, in Lawrence, the son of Glen Howard Walker and June Wilma Wilhoite-Walker.

He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1982. He worked for Harris Construction and went on to work for other construction companies. He was a member of the Local Laborers Union #1290. Mr. Walker was a member of River City Church.

Survivors include his wife, Lynn, Lawrence; his son, Scott, Lawrence; two brothers, Glen H. Walker, Jr. (Kristen), Lawrence and John W. Walker (Karen), Indiana; and two sisters, Wilma J. Walker, Lawrence, and Alice Walker-Flemming (Cedric), Texas, mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and a host of nephews and nieces.

Mr. Walker loved the KU Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs, and was lovingly-called the “mayor of the block”. He was also a member of the McDonald’s tea social club at 6th and Michigan.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Rumsey-Yost funeral home, where the family will meet with friends