T. Joe Walker

Mr. T Joe Walker, age 99, of Martin died Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Weakley County Nursing and Rehab Center in Dresden. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Martin Church of Christ with Bro. Ricky Phillips officiating. Burial followed with Military Honors in Hatler’s Chapel Cemetery. He retired after a total of 52 years as supervisor of the physical plant at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He also worked with UTM Housing during those years. He was a member of the Martin Church of Christ where he was a Past Elder. Over the years he served as a minister to Gleason Church of Christ, Lebanon Church of Christ and Sidonia Church of Christ. He was a member of the American Legion Post #55 and Post #69. Mr. Walker was an honorary member of Rolling Thunder TN 6. He was a veteran serving the 163rd Combat Engineer in the United States Army, WWII. He is survived by his two daughters, Shelia Thompson and Sylvia (Jamie) Kemp; two sisters, Deana (Fred) House of Martin and Robbie Martin of Murray, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Randy (JoJo) Kemp, Candie (Rick) McGinnis, Debra Cash, Michael (Michelle) Thompson and Christel Laney; 13 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his wife, Verna Walker; his parents, Neil Walker and Lillian Gatewood Walker; brothers, Bert, Bill, Harvey, Harold, Raphael, Eulane, Hilman and Bob Walker; sister, Josephine Brundige; grandsons, Joey Guest and Brad Thompson; great-grandson, Jonathan Parker Thompson; and his son-in-law, Mike Thompson. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.