Erma L. Pratt Walters

Erma L. Walters, 97, arrived at her “great reward” on December 29, 2014. Erma was born to the late Jim and Lucy Elton Pratt in Bear Creek Township, KS. She graduated from Syracuse High School (Kansas) in 1935 and soon after had her first teaching job in a one-room schoolhouse north of Kendall, KS. Her teaching career spanned many years.

Erma married William H. Walters on December 27, 1944. Together they had two children. Erma resided in Kansas for 42 years before moving to Oklahoma City with her family. Living in Oklahoma City, her natural leadership ability lead her to serve as one of the 1st PTA Presidents of Hoover Junior High School as well as serving as President of Mistletoe Chapter of ABWA. She worked in market research, movie auditing and merchandising. Erma was very young at heart and active as evidenced in her hobbies of golf, bowling, gardening, knitting and sewing.

She was preceded in death by her husband, father, mother, two brothers and two sisters. Erma was very proud of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and is survived by her son, William A. “Fred” Walters (Suzanne); daughter, Halcyon Hall (Dale); five grandchildren: Shelby Varnell, Annexie Kunzman, Shay Varnell (Stacy), Staci Hall and Kevin Hall; and six great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank Choice Hospice for the loving, kind care they relentlessly gave to Erma and the support given her family. The family couldn’t have made it without Denise, Stuart, Jane, Kim, Sherry, Amanda and others.

Viewing will be at Chapel Hill Funeral Home 8701 NW Expressway, Friday, 9am to 8pm. Memorial services will be 11am, Saturday, January 3, at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, please support People Caring for People, P.O. Box 14411, Oklahoma City, OK 73113.