William George Walkup

1928 - 2017  (88 years)

• Name	William George Walkup  [1]
  Birth	24 Sep 1928	Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jan 2017	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH   [1]
  	Obituary -- William George Walkup Billie George Walkup, 88, passed away Tuesday, January 17th surrounded by family at his home in Cincinnati. He was born September 24, 1928 in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia and lived many years in Brown County, Ohio. After service in the U.S. Army Bill was a civil engineer for Maxon and Judy Construction Companies. He specialized in marine construction and built many bridges throughout the Ohio and Tennessee River valleys. He enjoyed singing, dancing and tinkering on his antique cars. Bill is preceded in death by his parents Pearl (Rose) and Wm. Oran Walkup; sisters Ethel Twohig, Glenna Rollins, Susan Garland and Mary Lee Gendelman; daughter Marlene Abrams and granddaughter Jolene Abrams. He is survived by his brother John (Pat) Walkup; daughters Rhonda (Mike) Whited, Deborah (Don) Gaskill, Ashley (Jay) Slouffman and Crystal Patrick; son Mike (Kelly) Walkup and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation is Saturday, January 21st from 6:30-8:30 at the Meadow Bridge United Methodist Church, 317 Main Street, Meadow Bridge, West Virginia. Funeral services are 1:30 p.m., Sunday, January 22nd at the church followed by burial at Patton Cemetery in Meadow Bridge. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Goodnews Outreach Mission Inc., PO Box 112, Meadow Bridge, West Virginia. Bill enjoyed many meals and happy times there picking and singing at their Tuesday night “Meadow Bridge Opry”.
  Person ID	I2891	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William Orren Walkup,   b. 27 Jan 1893, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, WV d. 10 Mar 1977, Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, WV (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Pearl May Flanagan,   b. 19 Feb 1895, Virginia d. 11 Feb 1967, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1917
  Family ID	F907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Marlene Walkup   2. Rhonda Walkup   3. Deborah Walkup   4. Ashley Walkup   5. Michael Walkup
  Family ID	F3345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S1252] Obituary, Walkup, William George, (Walace & Wallace), 4 Mar 2017 (Reliability: 2).