Published in The Daily News on 7/12/2007. Rebecca J. Walker 1927 - 2007 Rebecca Jane Walker, 79, of Cathlamet died July 7, 2007, at the Hospice Care Center. She was born July 18, 1927, in Gaston, Ore., and lived in Portland until 1978, when she moved to Cathlamet. Mrs. Walker was a homemaker. She was a member of the Mary Richardson Walker Chapter of DAR. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Dale C. Waker; two daughters, Lorry D. Walker Kasch and Deborah Walker Hamilton; a son, Fred Martin; a sister, Shirley Ann Walker Jensen; a brother, John Walker; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 19, at Portland Memorial Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632. (As compiled by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2007)