Lynn Kathleen Walker, 73, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born January 4, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Richard Ryan and Florence Warburton Ryan.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Judi Lopez.
Survivors include her husband, Barry Walker; children, Shannon Becker, Henry Jason Willner, and Jereme Willner; stepchildren, Mary Rosas and Sarah Campbell; grandchildren, Kathryn Gross, Jacob Gross, Hannah Willner, Bella Willner, Ashlyn Willner, and Jayne Campbell; great-grandchildren, Lyla- Rose Rowell and Henry Hudson Willner; and a brother, Bruce Ryan, along with nieces and nephews, Reine Gessner, Robert Lopez and Chad Ryan.
Lynn was a committed follower of Christ and a true woman of God with a servant’s heart especially for the downtrodden or hurting. She had served as a leader of the Rebuilders Divorce Recovery Group at Owensboro Christian Church, mentor and group leader for Celebrate Recovery, and in many roles in the Walk to Emmaus Retreat community. She was a member of BridgePointe Church and had previously attended both Owensboro Christain and Settle Memorial Churches for many years.
In her free time she enjoyed using her creative talents making vases and other crafts that she sold annually at the Reed’s Apple Festival, where she was a regular. She also enjoyed gardening with her husband as well as birdwatching and exploring the great outdoors.
Lynn had most recently been employed as a caregiver for Home Instead but had also worked as the manager for Smith and Butterfield Office Supply Company downtown for many years. She also enjoyed her time working for the Neblett Center and Sullivan, Mountjoy, Stainback and Miller.
Everyone knew her favorite bible verse was Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until time of the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Fresh Start for Women (https://freshstartforwomenowensboro.org)