Albert Earl Walker Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Funeral services for Albert Earl Walker, age 75, of Bernice, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, December 30, 2011 at Weldon Baptist Church. Officiating the service will be Rev. Harvey Hoffman and Rev. Jeff Hurst. Graveside service will follow at 3:30 PM at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Donaldson, AR under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Mr. Walker was born September 4, 1936 and passed away December 28, 2011. He is preceded in death by his daughter: Jennifer Jane Walker; and grandson: Adam Berry Cochran. Mr. Walker served in the U.S. Army and was a member, choir member, Sunday school teacher, Deacon and Gideon at Weldon Baptist Church in Bernice; he was a retired Postal Inspector after 35 years of service. Mr. Walker is survived by his wife of 54 years: Roylynn Walker of Bernice; daughters: Debra Lynn Thornton of Haughton, and Carol Ann Walker of Bernice; granddaughters: Jorja Lynn Walker and Kelsey Danielle Lee; brother: L.B. Walker of Bernice, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be the Deacon Body of Weldon Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to the Gideon's. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Weldon Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com