Mary Anne Woods-Walker
Published: September 03. 2008 4:00AM PST

Jan. 30, 1944 - August 20, 2008
Mary Anne Woods -Walker of La Pine, passed away August 20, 2008 from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). She was 64.

Mary Anne was born January 30, 1944 in Ashland, Oregon, to parents, Marcus and Erma Woods. She grew up with her two sisters, Brenda and Christina. Mary Anne graduated from Ashland High School in 1962. In 1974 she married Carl (Leon) Walker and they lived happily together for 34 years. Mary Anne worked as a secretary for the Ashland School District for more than 30 years. In her spare time she enjoyed baking, gardening, sewing, and canning. her family could always count on enjoying her famous pickled asparagus, which she canned with Leon. Of all of the things that Mary Anne enjoyed, nothing was better than spending time with her family.

Surviving are her husband, Carl (Leon) Walker of La Pine, children, Lori Prettyman-Norris and husband, Richard of Happy Valley, Mary Lee Culp and husband, John of Springfield, Doug Prettyman and wife, Deanna of Brownsville, stepsons, Patrick Maillet of Redding, California, Didier Maillet of Paris, France, 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, siblings, Brenda Gibson and husband, Edward of Ashland, and Chris Walch and husband, Willard of Ashland.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Sunday, September 7, at Memory Gardens in Medford. A gathering will follow at the Rogue Regency.

Contributions in Mary Anne's memory can be made to the ALS Association.