Mae Clementine Crownever Walker

Loving Mother and Grandmother Mae Clementine Crownover Walker passed peacefully Friday April 11, 2014. She is survived by her devoted son, John Earl Walker II (Deborah) and her two precious grandsons, John Robert Walker and Lucas Alexander Walker, niece, Sybil Russell Surprise, Arizona and niece, Roberta Crownover Herd of Colorado Springs. Her husband, Captain John Earl Walker I and her parents Alex and Minnie Crownover precede her in death. Also, her brothers, Art Crownover and Henry Crownover (Tiny) and nieces, MaryAnn and Pam and nephews, Hank, Artie & Robert. She was born April 27, 1917 on a ranch in Whiskey Creek, New Mexico near Silver City where she graduated high school. She received her cosmetology license in California and worked for Hollywood movie studios in the 30's. Her family recalls her saying that she watched the set of Gone With the Wind burn down. She and her beloved husband, Johnnie, lovingly referred to as "Chongo", eloped to Phoenix the day after Pearl Harbor. He was immediately deployed after they returned to LA. She was one of the very first American wives to arrive in Germany following the occupation. Her family enjoyed her many stories of their time in Europe. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and a lifelong Democrat. Mae enjoyed life and even after her husband passed in 1987 she kept a philosophy of always looking on the bright side. She was loved and will be missed.