Obit: ELSA MAE (ZINK) WALKER
ELSA MAE (ZINK) WALKER’S ancestry is:
1. GOTTLIEB ZINK (Abt. 1730 – 12/1802)
2. DANIEL ZINK (5/5/1767 – 7/19/1841)
3. ANDREW FUNKHOUSER ZINK (3/15/1829 – 9/14/1916)
4. ANDREW FRANKLIN ZINK (8/10/1877 – AFT.1933)
5. ELSA MAE (ZINK) WALKER (3/16/1916 – 2/1/2005)
OBITUARY:
Elsa Mae (Zink) Walker, daughter of Andrew F. and Lillie Belle (Pippenger) Zink, was born March 16, 1916, in rural Appleton City. She died February 1, 2005, at the age of 88 years, 10 months and 16 days. Elsa Mae and her parents moved into Appleton City in February 1919 after her father, Andrew "Jack" Zink, took over the management of Zink Motor Company when his brother, Daniel C. Zink died. The two brothers founded Zink Motor Company August 1, 1916. Elsa Mae joined the Appleton City Christian Church in 1925. She graduated from Appleton City High School in 1933 and attended business college at Chillicothe and Kansas City. She worked in the office of the Standard Oil Company in Kansas City before returning to Appleton City. She worked in the office of Calhoun Hatchery for two years before joining her brothers, Royce and Troy Zink, as bookkeeper and partner in Zink Lumber Company, Zink Construction Company and Zink Farms. Elsa Mae married Lester R. "Ted" Kneale in November 1945. He died August 4, 1950. On June 30, 1975, she married Wade E. Walker of Nokomis, Florida. They spent their winters in Florida and then returned to their home in Appleton City. Elsa Mae enjoyed quilting at home and at the church. Wade and Elsa Mae enjoyed traveling during their 28 1/2 years of marriage. Elsa Mae was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Wade, on January 2, 2004; her three brothers and sisters-in-law, Allen and Fern (Crowder) Zink, Royce and Leloi (Holland) Zink and Tory and Helen (Hirni) Zink. She is survived by her nephew, Wilbur Zink and wife Dixie, and their two children, David Zink and wife Cynthia, and Susan (Zink) Cooper and her husband Dennis, and nephew Jack Zink and wife Jan, and their children, Andy Zink and wife Sondra and Adam Zink and wife Teresa. Other survivors are her four great-great-nieces who she greatly enjoyed, Lauren Cooper, Lindsay Cooper, Anna Zink and Gabrielle Zink. She also leaves other relatives and her many friends. Funeral services were Friday, February 4, at Hill & Son Funeral Home, Appleton City. Burial was in Appleton City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Democrat, Clinton, MO on February 10, 2005