Ellen Kay Walker Walcher - M Obituary (1937 - 2022)

Born Jun 29, 1937, Ellen Kay Walker Walcher - M attended Stanton County High School in Johnson, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Ellen Kay Walker Walcher - M.

Graduation Year	Class of 1954
Date of Birth	Jun 29, 1937
Date of Passing	Jan 11, 2022
About	Manter, Kansas Ellen Kay (Walker) Walcher, 84, of Woodward, passed away January 11, 2022. She was born June 29, 1937, to Freeman and Mildred Walker in Claremore, OK, and was a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. She graduated from Manter High School in Manter, Kansas, in 1954. She was always an avid reader, and she graduated with a Bachelors degree in English from Panhandle A&M College in 1958. At Panhandle A&M College, Ellen was a cheerleader, and she met the love her life, Ernie Walcher, who was there on a basketball scholarship. They were married on June 8, 1958. She was a teacher in Griggs, Oklahoma, from 1958 to 1959, in Carnegie, Oklahoma, from 1959 to 1964, Durango, Colorado, from 1964 to 1967, and Liberal, Kansas, from 1967 to 1973. She finished her career in Woodward, where she taught Senior English from 1973 to 1992. She loved her students and subject matter, and many remember her term paper assignments and how well she prepared them for their next steps after high school. Ellen and Ernie had 2 children, Dana Lynn (Walcher) Diedrich, and Ernest Raymond II (Rocky) Walcher. She loved her family more than anything and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Ellen was always driven and not ever afraid to try new things. She travelled on many adventures with her family, organized Chautauqua events, and was involved in the building and women's committees at the First United Methodist Church in Woodward. She is survived by her daughter, Dana and her husband, Brian Diedrich, of Perryton, TX; son, Rocky and his wife, Tracy Walcher, of Oklahoma City, OK; granddaughter Caroline (Diedrich) Dibble, her husband, Terry, and daughter, Savannah, of Stillwater, OK; grandson Adam Diedrich, his wife Kayla, and sons Hank, Hayes, and Hyde of Edmond, OK; grandson Ernest Raymond III (Tripp) Walcher of Oklahoma City, OK; grandson Conrad Walcher and his wife, Tessa, of Oklahoma City, OK; sister, Beth (Walker) and her husband Dr. Darrell Devers, of Beaver, OK; sister Linda (Walker) and her husband EJ Donati of Stratford, NJ, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister and brother-in-law, Muriel (Walker) and George Tedder, and brother and sister-in-law, Bud and Nicole Walker. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235837569/ellen-kay-walcher