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Joann Jean Desmet Walker

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Joann Jean Desmet Walker
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Joann Jean Desmet Walker

Joann Jean Desmet Walker, 91, of Cecil, went home to glory, Wednesday, September 1, 2021, surrounded by her six daughters.

She was born August 23, 1930, in Cecil, a daughter of the late Oscar and Anna Crocker Desmet.

She enjoyed spending time with family, cooking meals, and making bread. She enjoyed listening to Christian music.

She was a homemaker and a wonderful, loving mother of seven.

Surviving are daughters Christina (Barry) Simpson, Rose (Charles) Coffield, Anna (Jim) Adamski, Patricia Walker, Roberta (Dan) Dantry and Carolyn (Paul) Smith; daughter-in-law Kathleen Walker; 16 grandchildren; 15+ great-grandchildren; and sisters, Norma (Tom) Wilkinson and Brenda Knaggs.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph T. Walker, Sr. Jan. 29, 2010; son Joseph Walker, Jr. July 18, 2021; and two sisters, Rose Marie Seward, and infant Dolores Joyce Desmet.

Private services were held at Coleman-Taylor Funeral Services, 3378 Millers Run Road, Cecil.

Interment was in the Robinson Run Cemetery, McDonald.

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