Johnny Walker, who served as pastor of York Baptist Church in the 1970s, died Aug. 28. He was 77.
Walker came to York Baptist in 1972 from Waynesboro, Mississippi, and served there for more than a decade before following a call to a church in Lucedale, Mississippi.
Jackie Masters, secretary at York Baptist, said Walker was the first pastor she worked with and that he was “well loved.”
“He was good to our church, and he was good to our community. The whole town loved him,” she said. “You ask anyone if they knew Johnny Walker, and their eyes light up.”
Later in life, Walker moved to Winona, Mississippi, where he served as pastor of First Baptist Church until his battle with Parkinson’s disease forced him to retire. He was named pastor emeritus of the church. He also played an instrumental role in the construction of Christ’s Cross at the Crossroads, a massive cross at the intersection of Interstate 55 and Highway 82.
Walker is survived by his wife, Dolores; daughter, Candace; sons, Lawrence and Clint; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
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