Mrs. Ruby Jean Walker

Mrs. Ruby Jean Walker, 74, of Fort Wayne was born on March 28, 1948, in Lilbourn, Missouri, a daughter of the late Lucious Clayborn Crawley and Julia A. Crawley. Ruby grew up in Missouri and graduated from Howardville High School in 1969. She moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1970. At the age of 31, she married Carlton Floyd Walker on November 24, 1979 with whom she had one daughter. She attended Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne and worked at Inventure Foods Inc. located in Bluffton, Indiana as a Quality Assurance & Control manager where she retired on June 02, 2013. Ruby was a loving mother and devout wife. She lived a very full life and enjoyed planting, gardening, and spending time with her family and friends. Survivors include her daughter, Carla Evette Walker; three grandchildren, Arnetia Shanay Walker, Kamari Jacquan Kendrick, and Damarius Lamar Jackson; three surviving siblings, Lucious Crawley, Lance (Ruthie) Cushenberry, and Edna Metcalf; and a host of nieces, nephews, and relatives. Beside her parents, she was preceded in passing by her loving husband, Carlton Floyd Walker; and siblings, Linda Patrick, Florence Farr, Eddie Crawley, Frederick Crawley, and Madeline Buckner. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 6750 Covington Road, Fort Wayne with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne. Memorials may be made to the American Alzheimer's Association. Condolences and memories of Ruby may be left online at www.greenlawnmpfh.com.