DENISE R. WALKER, age 66, of West Main Street, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Ovid, NY. Born January 17, 1952 in Ithaca, NY, she was a daughter of the late James and Cora Smith Reagin. She was a member of the Class of 1970 of Dryden High School. Denise was employed at Morse Chain in Ithaca and then was employed as a bus driver at the Dryden Central School for 37 years. She enjoyed gardening, house plants, collecting bells, gnomes and cookie jars, playing BINGO and traveling with friends and family to local Casinos. Family was always first and foremost to Denise.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen (Michael) Deeb of Ovid and Sharon (Douglas) Graham of Richford; a son, Roland (Nikki) Walker of Dryden; grandchildren, Jack and Kimberly Graham and Macey Walker; a sister, Florence (Gerald) McComb; sisters-in-law, Sharon Reagin and Connie Reagin and a brother-in-law, William Shettle.
Denise was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Roland Walker, who died July 10, 2010 and siblings, Terry, James , Scott, Paul, Charles and Stephen Reagin, Mary Hildreth, Martha Reagin and Particia Shettle and many extended family members.
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM, Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Perkins Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Wheat officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. Friends are invited to call from 4 to 6 PM, Wednesday at the funeral home, 55 West Main Street, Dryden. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, are directed to the SPCA of Tompkins County, 1640 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca, NY 14850.
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