Esther Emma Walker Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Esther Emma Walker (Arden, North Carolina), who passed away on November 18, 2025, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Esther Emma Walker to show support.

She was predeceased by: her husband Ian H. C. Walker; her brothers, Erwin and Albert Duane Kappler; and her grandchild Micah. She is survived by: her children, Heather Beier (Doug), James Walker (Deborah Leigh), Wendy Ball (Mark) and Jennifer Smith (Butch); her grandchildren, Adam Beier (Erica), Cameron Earwood (Will), Amy Walker, Ian Walker (Amanda), Jamie Leigh Walker, Emma Walker Crout (Sloan), Kathleen Kent (Brian), Hope Mallary (Kevin), Jon Ball (Bekah), Jay Smith (Shannon), Erin Sanford (Bo) and Josh Smith (Breana); and her great grandchildren, Carter, Chloe Earwood, Esther Kent, Nevaeh Ball, Blakely of Emrie, JP, Will Smith, Lindsey, Harper Sanford, Anderson and Leighton Smith.