Alma Jean Walker

Alma Jean Walker was born on November 11, 1941, to John and Altha B. (Ladd) Clark in French Bayou, Arkansas.

Alma Jean Walker, affectionately known as, "Jean", 84, departed this life on April 24, 2026, at Research Hospital Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Louis C. Walker Sr.; her son, Louis C. Walker Jr.; two sisters, Gussie Harris and Verna Turner; and one brother, Robert Earl Clark.

Jean was educated in the Kansas City Missouri School District. She later retired from Baptist Medical Center. After retirement, Jean pursued her talent as a seamstress. She was a gifted and dedicated artisan, creating wedding gowns, costumes for dancers, dresses for Yolanda and many others. Jean also served as a cosmetic consultant for Allure Cosmetics, where she loved helping others look their best just as much as she enjoyed glamming herself. She loved to travel and visited places such as Rhode Island, London, and Paris, among others. Jean was also a skilled nail technician, always ensuring her customers looked and felt their best when they left her shop.

Left to cherish Alma Jean's memory: two daughters, Brenda Newsome (John) and Cheryl DeBerry (Mark); two granddaughters, Yolanda Williams and Tamika Buycks (Derrick); two grandsons, Louis F. Williams III (Gina) and Robert L. DeBerry III (Terea). five great‑grandchildren: RemyDi Greathouse, Robert L. DeBerry IV, Derrick Buycks Jr., Louis F. Williams IV, and Robynn DeBerry; one great‑great‑granddaughter, Khole Daniels Buycks. She leaves behind one sister, Mattie R. Clark; one brother, Larry Dale Clark; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loving relatives, and friends.