Donald Wayne Walker, 70, passed away on April 5, 2017 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. He was a retired police officer with Starkville Police Department and a member of Starkville Church of God. He loved deer hunting and was a man of God who loved his family. He was a man of service, serving in the Mississippi National Guard for 25 years and serving his community as a Starkville police officer for 25 years. He served his country in Vietnam & Desert Storm and was a member of the American Legion.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ollie Lois Walker and Claudie Nabors Johnson; and a brother-in-law, Gerald Pridmore.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Carol Blasingame Walker of Starkville, MS; daughter, Rhonda Walker Stribling and husband Thomas (Bull) of Ackerman, MS; sons, Michael Walker of Ackerman, MS, and Donald Walker (Heather) of Starkville, MS; sister, Dorothy Sue Walker Pridmore of Columbus, MS; brother, Ollie Clayton Walker of Hamilton, MS; grandchildren, Kash and Molly Mae Stribling, Dixie and Donald Walker, Benjamin Walters, Lillie Lawson, Tiffany Holland, Taylor Carrithers; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donald and Patricia Blasingame.

Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Starkville Church of God in Starkville, MS, with the funeral service immediately following. Rev. Jessie Duncan will conduct the service. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to: Starkville Christian School, 303 Lynn Lane, Starkville, MS 39759 or Starkville Church of God, 100 Locksley Way, Starkville, MS 39759.