Walter Junkin
Posted: November 26, 2014
GORDO, Ala. — Walter Lee Junkin, 84, died Nov. 24, 2014, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Cemetery with the Rev. Tony Burns officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Skelton Funeral Home. Mr. Junkin was born in Gordo on May 19, 1930, to the late George Junkin and Giller Hannah Junkin. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and formerly employed as a construction foreman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Lee Junkin; brother, Eustace Junkin; and two sisters, Eunice Bobo and Bernice Connell. He is survived by his wife, Joan Lee Junkin of Gordo; sons, Randy Junkin and Rodney Junkin, both of Gordo and Ricky Junkin of Raleigh, North Carolina; sister, Faye Connell of Gordo; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate, P. O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384.