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Robert Lee Walls Jr.

November 9, 1946 — June 5, 2015

Robert Lee Walls Jr. was born November 9, 1946 in Collierville, TN,
He attended St. Johns and Glenwood Elementary schools and Bosse High School. He joined Memorial Baptist under the leadership of Rev. Hoover, he later moved to Gary IN where he lived until returning to Evansville in the late 1990’s he chose to volunteer counsel many youth at the Welborn Facilities which was also one of his favorite past times. In 1999 he became a ordained deacon and joined New Horizon Baptist Church a few years ago.

He was preceded in death by his parents Robert Lee Walls Sr. and Channie Bell Roberts-Walls, siblings; Michael and Geraldine Walls, grandparents; Frank and Annie Roberts, Morgan Walls and Sophia Brock.

Robert is survived by a son; Rodney Walls of New Castle IN, daughter; Clarese Howard of Gary IN, 8 grandchildren, sisters ; Lucille (Charles) Sanders, Montgomery AL, Zelma McQueen of Atlanta, GA, brother; Anthony “Tony” Walls and Leon Douglas both of Evansville, IN, step sisters; Tecora and Nae Douglas, 3 aunts; Rosa M Word of Gary IN, Ethel Jackson and Carolyn Marshall of Collierville, TN, uncle Jimmy Roberts of Gary Indiana, 7 nieces; Shannon Gray of Evansville, IN, Leslie Wilburn - Orlando FL, (special niece) Sonja Walls - Evansville, IN, Melissa Crenshaw (Elwin) -Evansville, IN, Kimberly Preston (Kevin ), Channie Moody (Willie) both of Montgomery AL, De'Auna of Atlanta GA, 6 nephews; Charles Sanders Jr.(Paget) of Murrieta CA, Jonathan Sanders of Montgomery AL, Kareem Walls- Sanders of Boston MA, Antonia Walls-Sanders of Savanna GA, Detric Walls of Millbrook, AL, Ira Walls of Wetumpka AL, numerous great nieces, nephews, cousins other family and friends, devoted cousins; Betty Roberts, Brenda Kaye, Linda Fay Young of Atlanta GA, devoted friend Ernest Johnson and the # 1 loved and devoted caregiver Lynn Winters.
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