Ruth Dulin Walker

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March 11, 2010

Anonymous The Lebanon Reporter Thu Mar 11, 2010, 12:43 AM EST

Ruth Dulin Walker, of Whitestown, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Homewood Health Campus, where she had been a resident for six years.

Ruth, who was born on April 26, 1920, was the only daughter of Claude Dulin and Vergie (Kouns) Dulin. Her parents and brothers, John K., George and Roy, all preceded her in death.

She graduated from Whitestown High School, class of 1938.

Ruth and Frank M. Walker were married on May 18, 1940. They began housekeeping on 88th Street in Indianapolis. Ruth had two sons, Bill (Sharon) of Zionsville and Charles Olin, who died in infancy.

In 1952, Ruth, Frank and Bill moved to a farm just south of Whitestown, where they resided at the time of Frank’s death on March 5, 1996. Ruth continued to live on the farm property until 2004.

Ruth was a kind and generous woman. She was known for her pie baking. Visiting people who were sick at home or in nursing care facilities was her passion. She had numerous people whom she called every week, just to check on them.

Ruth enjoyed her flowers and her yard as long as she was able. However, her three granddaughters, Janelle Walker of Dallas, Texas, Pam Hill-Gibson (Jay) of Whitestown and Janae Walker Bronson (Glenn) of Chelmsford, Mass., were a top priority. She enjoyed being a great-grandmother to Jacy Hill perhaps most of all.

Ruth looked forward to lunch every year with the Whitestown Alumni, her high school classmates, the Boone County 4-H Fair, Indiana State Fair and the Thorntown Festival of the Turning Leaves. At Salem United Methodist Church, where she was a member, she enjoyed the chicken noodle dinner and the ice cream social.

Ruth was a woman of simple tastes. Her home, her church, her family and her friends were all she ever needed to be happy.

Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at Flanner and Buchanan Zionsville Funeral Center, 105 W. Pine St., Zionsville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 15, at the funeral center.

Donations may be made to Salem United Methodist Church, 6701 S. 775 E, Zionsville, IN 46077 or Boone County Senior Services, Inc., 403 N. Lebanon St., Lebanon, IN 46052.

Online condolences may be made at www.flanner-buchanan.com.

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