Walker Allen Fielder

Walker Allen Fielder, 21, of Madison passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Oxford, Mississippi. A visitation for Walker will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church followed by a funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Walker will be laid to rest immediately following at Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Ridgeland. Born in Flowood, MS, on October 15, 2001, Walker was a junior studying Finance at the University of Mississippi and a proud member of Sigma Chi Fraternity where he served as Rush Chairman. Walker graduated from Jackson Academy in 2020, was a Disciple Group Leader at Christ United Methodist Church, and achieved rank as an Eagle Scout. Walker was deeply loved and respected by everyone who met him. He was a loving, caring, and compassionate son, brother, cousin, and friend to many. His smile was both welcoming and infectious and when in his presence, he immediately made you feel loved. Walker always spoke positively about people and saw the good in everyone. Walker was a fun-loving, fiercely loyal, and hard-working young man with a heart of gold. He touched so many lives in his 21 years and was blessed with amazing friends who would constantly describe him as “Tha Best” and “Tha Man”. Walker’s legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him. Walker is preceded in death by his brothers, Harrison and Corbin Fielder, and his grandfather, J.W. Fielder. Walker is survived by his parents, Allison and Allen Fielder of Madison, and his adoring little sister Abby; his grandparents, Audrey and Bunky Butler of Clarksdale; Lynn and Leigh Allen of Jackson; and Bridget Fielder of Madison; his aunts and uncles, Leigh and George Butler; Bari and Dave Bucholz; Jay Fielder, Sheri Fielder; and his beloved cousins Candice Fielder, Sara Wilson Fielder, Meredith Fielder, Kathryn Butler, Brent Butler, Forrest Bucholz, and Wilson Bucholz; and so many other extended family members. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Walker’s memory may be made to the Walker Fielder Memorial Scholarship Fund that has been established with the Sigma Chi Foundation. Donations will enable an annual scholarship to be presented in Walker’s name to a deserving undergraduate Sigma Chi from the Eta Chapter. The fund number for this scholarship is 4893. https://donor.sigmachi.org/-/XMVTZQWT