PALLBEARERS 
Stewards and Trustees of St. Paul A.M.E. CHURCH 
HONORARY PALLBEARERS 
Venus Court #70 Macon Beauty Culturist League Former Students of Walker's Beauty Academy 
FLOWER ATTENDENTS 
Phylis Wheatley Club Stewardess Board Missionary Board 
IN MEMORY OF MRS. BESSIE LEE WALKER 
God saw the road was getting rough The hills were hard to climb 
He gently closed those loving eyes and whispered, "Peace be thine". 
The weary hours, the days of pain, The sleepless nights are passed, 
The every patient, worn out flame has found sweet rest at last. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
The family of Mrs. Bessie Lee Walker would like to express sincere appreciation for all acts of kindness during her illness and passing. 
 
SATURDAY- AUGUST 30, 1986 11:00 A.M. 
SAINT PAUL A.M.E. CHURCH 989 MORROW AVE. MACON, GEORGIA 
REV. GABRIEL HARDEMAN, PASTOR OFFICIATING 
INTERMENT WOODLAWN CEMETERY 
"Hutchings Services" 
 
 OBITUARY 
Mrs. Bessie Lee Tolbert Walker, born September 12, 1918, Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia departed this life Monday, August 25, 1986 at Medical Center of Central Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Charlie Tolbert and Mrs. Mary Lyles Tolbert. 
She moved to Macon, Georgia at the age of five and attended Green Street Elementary School and graduated from Hudson High Industrial School. She learned early to appreciate beauty. After graduation she attended Cargo Beauty School in Savannah, Georgia. 
On January 27, 1942 Bessie united in holy matrimony with Dessau Walker. 
After marriage she continued to study in her field of endeavor. She attended The National Beauty Culturist League for Continuing Education in Cosmetology in Chicago, Ill, Washington, D.C., Denver, Colorado and New York City. Also, she attended Ft. Valley State College and Savannah State College. 
She united with the St. Paul A.M.E. Church at an early age and later joined St. Luke Baptist Church to be with her husband. After his death she returned to St. Paul A.M.E. Church. 
She taught Cosmetology at Ward Street Vocational School. In 1956 she became the founder of Walker's Beauty Academy. 
In 1961 she taught Cosmetology at Ballard Hudson Sr. High School and McEvoy High School and Bibb Tech School. 
She joined t he staff of Macon Area Tech School until retiring in December 1980. 
She is one of the Past Presidents of the Macon Beauty Culturist League and for many years and was owner and operator of Walker's Beauty Shop. 
She was a member uf the Stewardess Board, Missionary Board and Phylis Wheatley Club of St. Paul A.M.E. Church. 
She was a member of Venus Court #70 of Heroines of Jericho, The Florence Scott Garden Club and served on the Advisory Council for Macon Area Tech and Bibb Tech Schools. 
Mrs. Walker was a hard worker and capable planner with a deep concern for others. She was a blessing to the city of Macon and all of the lives she touched. 
 
ORDER OF SERVICE 
PROCESSIONAL . .... .. . . . . ... Mrs. Daisy McDowell "My Living Shall Not Be In Vain" Organist 
VIEWING OF REMAINS 
HYMN . .... . .St. Paul A.M.E. Church Combined Choirs "Abide With Me" 
INVOCATION . ... . . .. . ... Evangelist Bessie M. Small 
SCRIPTURES: Old Testament . .. .. .. ... . .... Rev. Marshall Stenson New Testament . . .. . .... . .. . ...... Rev. C. H. Boddy 
SOLO .............. ...... .. . ... .. . Mr. Pete Collins "May The Work I've Done Speak For Me" 
REMARKS (2 min.) .............. Mrs. Paula Cornelius Mrs. W. M. Savon Mr. Charlie Powell Rev. E. S. Mallory 
Rev. T. Nathaniel Hercules Rev. William Penn Carter 
SOLO .......... . ............... Mrs. Alice C. Lamar " Precious Lord Take My Hand" 
OBITUARY ....... (Silent Reading) ... . ... Soft Music 
SELECTION .. St. Paul A.M.E. Church Combined Choirs "Going Up Yonder" 
EULOGY . . . .... .. ....... Rev. G. S. Hardeman, Pastor St. Paul A.M.E. Church 
RECESSIONAL .............. St. Paul A.M.E. Church Combined Ch'oirs 
"I'll Fly Away"