Brice Walker

Mr. Roland “Brice” Walker, 87, husband of the late Colleen Burkhead Walker and a resident of Parksley, Va., passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.

Born October 7, 1928 in Greenbush, Va., he was a son of the late Roland Walker and Lula Mae Mears Walker.  Brice worked for the former Lewis Bros. Lumber Company and the former Lassiter Lumber Company.  Following his thirty-four years of combined service in the lumber business, he was a Deputy with the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office, where he proudly served his community until retirement.  He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, formerly active in the United Methodist Men; and member of Central Lodge #300, A.F. & A.M. (and a Past Master of the former Parksley Mason Lodge #325, A.F. & A.M.).

Survivors include two grandchildren, Robie Mears and Brian Crockett; two great-grandchildren, Cameron and Liam Mears; and several nieces, nephews and their families.  In addition to his wife and parents, Brice was predeceased by a daughter, Gay Walker Mears and her husband Edward Lee Mears, Jr.; four sisters, Jessie W. Rowley, Peggy W. Harmon, Marelia W. Baker and Tillie W. Johnson; and a brother, Ernest Walker.

A graveside funeral service with Masonic Rites, will be held at the Parksley Cemetery, on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., with The Reverend Robert Lloyd officiating.  There will be a visitation at the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home, prior to the service from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 156, Parksley, Va.  23421.

Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements by the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home.