Lon Walker

Sun Prairie - Lon E. Walker, age 54, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011 while at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.



Lon was born on June 18, 1957 in Chicago, IL, the son of Lloyd and Janie (Bradley) Walker.



Lon lived in Chicago for many years, in Indiana for 10 years and later in Sun Prairie since 1999. He formerly worked as a teller for Bank One before moving on to State Collections Agency.



Lon was a musician with Bobby Brian and the Original Downtown Players as a bass guitarist and he also enjoyed singing.



He is survived by his wife, Sherry of Sun Prairie; two daughters, Loniesha Walker of Boston, MA and Tiffany Walker of Sun Prairie; a son, Teddy (Billie Jo) Lewis of DeForest; 6 grandchildren; a brother, Lawrence (Debra) Walker of Texas, a sister, Brenda (Joe Joe) Murray of Las Vegas, NV; sister-in-law Diane of Chicago; special sons Raymond Hawkins of Las Vegas and Anthony Hawkins of Joliet; aunts, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.



He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Lloyd Walker Jr. and his grandmother, Odessa Bradley.



In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family.



Memorial Services will be held at the Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie, WI on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 2:00 PM. A visitation will also take place at the funeral home on Saturday from 12:00 PM Noon until the time of service.