REV. EDMOND WALKER, SR.

Rev. Edmond Walker, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at West Jefferson Medical Center at the age of 87. He was a native of Eva, LA and a resident of New Orleans, LA. Rev. Walker the was former owner of Walker’s Gulf Service Station and retired Pastor of First New Testament Missionary Educational Baptist Church. He received his call to preach the Gospel of Christ in 1980 and was ordained in 1981 under the leadership of Progressive Association. Rev. Walker received his Bachelor of Theology in 1982, Master of Theology in 1997, and Doctoral of Theology in 1998 from the Christian Bible College of Louisiana. Rev. Walker served 2 terms as President of the Southern Region of the Progressive National Convention. He also served as  1^st and 2^nd  vice president of Westside Missionary Baptist Association. Beloved husband of Josephine K. Walker and the late Zulee  Caston by first marriage.  Devoted father of Edmond (Alice) Walker, Jr.,  Gregory Walker, Jeffery (Lisa) Walker, Sr., Anita (the late Theodore) Kennedy, Bonita (Jerry)Phillips, and the late Eddie Baker, Bernard Walker, and Wanda (Sidney) Walker-Keppard. Stepfather of Nancey (Terrell) Donald, Julia (Wendell) Harang, and Dianne (Jerry) Jackson. Son of the late Rodney Matthews, and Lilley Walker. Brother of Rodney Matthews, Jr., Beatrice Hunter, Mercedes Williams, Minerva Whitley, and the late Jim Washington, Woodrow Matthews, Zelmer  Matthews, and Consuelo Matthews-Duke, also survived by 14 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family also pastors, officers, and members of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church and neighboring churches; members of Westside Missionary Baptist Association, National Baptist Convention, Louisiana State Baptist Convention are invited to attend the funeral services at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church 1737 L. B. Landry Ave. New Orleans,  LA on Saturday, February 1, 2020  at 10:00a.m. Pastor Norman Francis Host Pastor; Rev. Dr. Orin D. Grant, Sr., officiant 10th President/Moderator Westside Missionary Baptist Association; Rev. Dudley Watson, Eulogist Pastor, Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 8:00a.m. at the above named church.  Interment:Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery-Westwego, LA. Arrangements By Davis Mortuary Service 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.davismortuaryservice.com.