James William Walker, age 64, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on June 18, 1954 in Oberlin, Kansas the son of Irvin and Violet Irene (Lively) Walker.

He drove a crude oil truck for 30 years prior to working for Well Watch as a welder.

He married Carol Roths on November 17, 1979 in Ransom, Kansas.  She survives of the home.  He is also survived by his two daughters, Amy Moore of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Lisa Schlegel and her husband, David, of Norton; two sons, Troy Walker and his wife, Shellby, of Hoisington and Adam Walker and his wife, Jacklyn, of Ness City; one brother, Frank Walker of Hugoton; five sisters, Lorene Thieme and Lucille Hahn of Wichita, Martha Carlson of Utica, June Fairbank of Garden City, and Rita Lovato of Milton; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral service will be on Friday, October 5, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at St. Aloysius Church in Ransom.  Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 pm.

Memorial contributions may be given to the James Walker Memorial Fund.