Walker, Peyton “Pete”

Walker, Peyton “Pete”

Peyton “Pete” Walker, former moderator for Mobile and Baldwin associations, passed away July 14. He was 92.

Walker was a deacon for 40 years at First Baptist, Mobile; Ruhama Baptist, Birmingham; and First Baptist, Fairhope.

He was board chairman for Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers from 1975 to 1987.

Later in his life, Walker was involved with Alabama’s deacon training program.

A former chairman of the regional fund-raising campaign for Mobile Association for Mobile College (now the University of Mobile), Walker was later a trustee for the university. (TAB)