MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- William Leroy Walker, 69, of McGee, Mo., died Friday, April 16, 2004, in Boone County, Mo., as a result of a car accident.

He was born Dec. 7, 1934, in Greenville, Mo., son of William and Margaret Oliver Walker. He and Dorma White were married Oct. 24, 1953. She died June 1, 2000.

Walker was a heavy construction operator for Hutton Contractors in Strasburg, Colo. He was in the operators union in Cape Girardeau, was a former Bollinger County commissioner, a participant in various civil defense organizations and a member of the Eagles Lodge in Advance, Mo.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Walker of Colorado and Ronnie Walker of Cameron, Mo.; one daughter, Rhonda Broshuis of Marble Hill; three brothers, Ted Walker of Advance, Bob Walker of Fawnsdale, Ala., Bud Walker of McGee; two sisters, Billy Jo Morris of St. Louis, Anna Lou Welker of Brownwood, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Graham officiating. Burial will be in the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill.