Kathy Walker

Kathy Dosha Walker, 65, Portland, passed away peacefully at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 18, 2019, with family by her side. 

She was born on June 12, 1953, in Muncie, Indiana, to Melvin and Goldie Bell (Dishman). She graduated from Southside High School and attended Ball State University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art. Professor John Paul Gee was her mentor and she continued to paint throughout her life and exhibited her works at art shows and exhibits throughout central Indiana.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Garland D. Walker; two daughters, Rachel (Jeff) Price and Dosha (Ben) Hammon; three stepdaughters, Terri Walker, Becky (Mike) Stewart and Lucy (Jeff) Murray; and Barbara (Kip) Smit, who was like a daughter; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Jeff (Brenda) Bell; three sisters, Lorrina (Loren) Templ, Anna (Paul) Matherly and Pam Blythe; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2019, at the Meeks Mortuary Washington Street Chapel, with a service celebrating Kathy’s life at 6 p.m.

Condolences may be directed to the family at meeksmortuary.com.