Sharon Walker

Gaffney, SC - - Sharon Cooper Walker, 63, of 1098 Macedonia Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Cherokee Medical Center.

Born in Blacksburg, she was the wife of Reverend Albert Seth Walker and the daughter of Brenda Martin Cooper Motts of Blacksburg and the late James Edward Cooper.  She formerly worked at Nestle for 17 ½ years, previously worked at the School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg, currently worked as a home health caregiver, and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.  She loved her family, loved to teach children, loved dogs and cats, and loved traveling on Mission trips.

In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by a son, Jason Walker of Rock Hill; a daughter, Jennifer Williams (Jim) of York; four grandchildren, Eloise, Jonah, Hadley and Caroline; a sister, Debbie Helms (Rick) of Blacksburg; a sister-in-law, Lynne Murphey of Tampa, FL; a brother-in-law, Fred Sprague of Spartanburg; a nephew raised in the home, John Wyatt (Carrie) of Gaffney and their children, Aiden, Landon and Samuel.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Joy Sprague, and a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Walker.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, May 9, 2024 in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Seth Walker and Mrs. Dot Clary officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Options Medical, P.O. Box 1808, Gaffney, SC 29342.

The family will be at the residence, 1098 Macedonia Road, Gaffney, SC 29341.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC