Leatrice Polk Walker was born on July 18, 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the first of two children born to Andrew and Elizabeth Polk. For the past 42 years, she called Coleman, Texas her home. Her home away from home was the Texas Department of Health and Human Services where she was employed for 24 years. Her life was dedicated to witnessing and helping others. Her church family, the New Testament Holiness Church, gave her purpose, hope and encouragement. Her 'Take Time To Care' team gave her a sense of helping others. She was the proud recipient of the State of Texas Employee of the Year award and the Coleman County Volunteer of the Year award. Leatrice Walker was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Elizabeth Polk, her sister, Dorothy Parks, and her daughter, Phyllis Ann Jones. She leaves to lovingly cherish her memory her sons Reuben Eddie Polk (Kathryn) and Stephen Anthony Polk; her grandchildren Alicia Jean Curry, Ryan Christian Polk, Kyle Evan Polk, Stephanie Maria Polk, Lactrica Maria Polk, Jessica Cherylann Polk, and Stephen Anthony Polk, Jr.; and 10 great-grand children