Walker, Martha Frances Knox 

Martha Frances Knox Walker, 86, of Longview, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 
2006, at her residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of 
Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mrs. Walker was born April 26, 1920, in 
Harleton, to Eddith Kirk and Beatrice Claude Ragan Knox. She was a retired 
bookkeeper for Long Trust in Kilgore, a dedicated mother, grandmother, and 
great-grandmother, as well as an avid bridge player. Mrs. Walker was 
preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. "Pop" Walker; and her brothers, 
Murray Knox, J.W. Knox, and James D. Knox. Those left to cherish her memory 
are her loving daughter, Patti Kay Thornton and Garth J. Ridge of Baton 
Rouge, La.; her grandson, Brandon Lee Thornton and his wife, Crystal Marie 
Thornton; her granddaughter, Ashly Lashell Thornton, all of Longview; 
great-grandchildren, Alec Joseph Thornton and Hannah Marie Thornton; brothers, 
R.E. "Pat" Knox of Katy, and Kenneth Neal Knox and his wife, Pam, of Bellaire; 
and numerous nieces and nephews, Debrorah Aylor of Orange, Calif., and Jerry 
W. Thornton of Longview. The family wants to especially thank Hospice of East 
Texas and her many friends at Buckner Westminster Retirement Community for 
all of their love and support. Memorial contributions may be made to 
Prader-Willi Syndrome Foundation, 5700 Midnight Pass Rd., Suite 6, Sarasota, 
FL 34242; www.pwsausa.org. We will always remember her as "Nana." 

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 6/29/2006.