Viviette Roberts Walker, 84, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Monday, May 16, 2022, at Bethel Baptist Church in Ocilla, Georgia, with the Rev. Tommy Land, Jr. and the Rev. Tracy Clements officiating. Interment will follow in Riverbend Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the church on Monday.
Mrs. Walker was born March 18, 1938, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Hughe & Bertha Howell Roberts. She worked as a seamstress for Fitzgerald Underwear and Irwin Manufacturing and also worked in the lunchroom at Irwin County High School. She was an avid reader and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughters: Vickie & Dale Drawdy of Ocilla, Wanda Walker & Cynthia of Fitzgerald, and Zinda & Nelson Johnson of Fitzgerald; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Walker of Ocilla; six grandchildren: Laura & John Goodman, Tonya & Keith McLaughlin, Josh & Suree Drawdy, Jeremy & Hailey Drawdy, Coty & Taylor Lee, and Teddi & Ryan Bishop; ten great-grandchildren: Brittany & Justin Sumner, Taylor Williamson, Gage & Sarah Lokey, Shawn & Christina Williamson, Chase & Mia Williamson, John Walker Goodman, Joshlyn Drawdy, Andrew Ward, Jeanna Drawdy, and Levi Drawdy; four great-great-grandchildren: Drake Brothers, Paisley Brothers, Tucker Brothers, and Dallas Williamson; two brothers: Marion & Linda Roberts, formerly of Ocilla, and Oscar & Diane Roberts of Ocilla; a sister, Gwen & Harmon Davis of Ocilla; and two sisters-in-law, Betty Hendley and Marilyn Seagroves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Henry Harold Walker and a son, Robert Harold “Bobby” Walker.
The family wishes to acknowledge the compassionate care that was given to Mrs. Walker by the nurses and staff of Homestead Hospice.