Bettye Walker

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 17, 2022 in Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Bettye Temple Walker, 91, who passed away on February 14, 2022. Rev. Fred Fraser, Pastor Emeritus of First United Methodist Church, will conduct the funeral services. Burial will take place in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Walker, a resident of Lafayette, was the daughter of the late James Temple and the former LaVerne LaVelle. She moved to Lafayette in 1957 to help her husband start their own business in the electrical wholesale industry, LEW, Inc. She was always active in the community in various organizations. She was a charter member of the City Club of Lafayette, a charter member of Oakbourne Country Club, a member of the Petroleum Club of Lafayette and a past President of the Junior League of Lafayette. She was a member of the Krewe of Gabrial; Bettye supported her husband as King Richard, Krewe of Troubadours, and her daughter as Queen Berengaria of Navarre, Krewe of Troubadours. She was active in the various past King & Queen activities. She enjoyed hunting with her family, and also fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, while entertaining friends and family at their camp at Cypremort Point. A great deal of their leisure time was spent traveling around the United States and Mexico in their motor home. She is survived by one daughter, Suzanne Walker Escudier and husband, Dr. Blake O. Escudier of Lafayette, LA; one son, R. Mike Walker, Sr. of Lafayette, LA; two grandchildren, Renee Walker Vincent and husband Matthew Wharton Vincent of Lafayette and R. Michael Walker, Jr. and his wife Kari Shepherd Walker of Lafayette, LA; one great-granddaughter, Stella Claire Walker of Lafayette, LA; and one sister, Jimmie Lou "Snooks" Stice of Norman, OK. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, R. Haskell Walker; and parents, James and LaVerne Temple. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home - Bertrand on Thursday, February 17, 2022 from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Pallbearers will be R. Mike Walker Sr, R. Michael Walker Jr, Matthew Vincent, and Dr. Blake O. Escudier. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Humane Society in memory of Bettye. Personal condolences may be sent to the Walker family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com Bettye Walker and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA.

Bettye Walker

December 10, 1930 - February 14, 2022