Phyllis Fern Walker, age 75, of Sweetwater, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2011 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.
She was born on January 27, 1936 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, the daughter of Robert "Lee" and Fern (Wayne) Walker. She attended Boscobel Schools and after graduating from high school, married Donald Achenbach of Boscobel. They later divorced.
She attended teachers college in Viroqua and transferred to Whitewater, WI to finish her degree and later graduated with a Masters Degree in Education. She taught second grade in the East Troy School District for 29 years before retiring. She continued to live in the East Troy area until moving to Sweetwater, Texas last year.
She is survived by two sons, Loren and wife Donita of Sweetwater, Texas; and Douglas and Madonna of Ferryville, WI., grandchildren, Ben Achenbach, Amanda Dickerson, Becky Miller, Shannon Adams, Amber Eick, and Holly and Amber Jelinek, one great-grandson Devon Achenbach; two brothers, William Walker and Robert (Ann) Walker of Kenosha, and one sister, Donna (Jerry) Hill of Boscobel, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Walker and Fern Wayne Walker Kincannon, and step-parents, Carl and Iola Kincannon.
Her body was cremated and a memorial service will be held in Boscobel, WI on August 23, 2011 at the Kendall Funeral Home in Boscobel. Pastor Charles Miller will officiate.
Friends may call on August 23 from 9:00 A.M. until the time of service at 11:00 A.M.. Interment will be in the Boscobel Cemetery.
The Kendall Funeral Home in Boscobel is assisting the family.
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