Elcie Braley Baker Walker, 94, was born April 26, 1930, in Etna, Wyoming to William Alonzo Baker and Blanche Braley
Baker. She was the youngest of eight children, six brothers and one sister. She died in West Jordan, Utah on August 3,
2024 of causes incident to age.
On July 2, 1946, Elcie married Earl T. Walker. To this union was born, four children were born, Janet, Debbie, Brad and
Terri.
Elcie worked as a telephone operator, at the airplane factory and at the Lower Valley Power and Light. After she retired,
Elcie and Earl traveled many places which included going on a on cruise to Aruba and driving to Alaska. They spent many
winters in Yuma, Arizona.
On August 12, 1987, she lost Earl to a heart attack.
Several years later, she reconnected with an old friend, Phares Walker, Jr. They married on May 12, 1990. Elcie and
Phares continued traveling and also spent winters in Yuma, Arizona. On June 1, 1997, Phares passed away from a heart
attack.
Being the strong, independent woman that she was, she continued her travels alone. She loved to travel to visit family
and spent countless hours on the road.
In 2001-2002, Elcie served a mission in the South Jackson Mississippi Mission. She proudly transported the elders
around the area, even during a hurricane!
Elcie always enjoyed sports. She participated in many sports, as well as coaching softball, volleyball and basketball for
the girls' church teams. She was an avid fisherwoman, as well as a proficient elk and deer hunter.
Elcie was proud of her many years of participation in blood drives. As of April 2020, she had donated 20.5 plus gallons
of blood.
Elcie was patriotic and loved her country. She worked at the voting polls during many elections.
Elcie was a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. She served in various callings during her lifetime.
In her later years, she spent many hours extracting names for temple work and working in the temple.
Elcie also had a thirst for adventure and at the age of 84, she jumped out of a perfectly good airplane, twice!
Elcie lived most of her life in Star Valley, but the last six months of her life were spent with her daughter, Debbie, in
West Jordan.
Elcie will be remembered for her dedication to the church, her kind and loving heart, her joyful spirit, her wisdom, her
stubbornness (which she called determination) and her devotion to her family.
Elcie was preceded in death by all of her siblings, Lloyd, Dennis, Carl, Margie, Rex, Wayne and Lester, her husbands, Earl
and Phares, her children Janet Monson, Delwin Walker and Brad Walker and grandson, Geoffrey Baker.
She is survived by daughter, Debbie Mattson (Hale), daughter, Terri Call, daughter Linda Root (Stephen) and son Leonard
Walker (Lori), and daughter-in-law, Julie Walker (Brad), twenty two grandchildren, thirty three great grandchildren and
four great great grandchildren.