Clackamas-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Walker, Le Roy D March 1923
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Canby Herald and Clackamas County News  May 31,1923
Le Roy Walker Dies Suddenly In Portland
Le Roy D. Walker,a former resident here and at one time cashier of Canby Bank 
and Trust Co,now the First National Bank of Canby,died suddenly at his 
home,801 East 24th street,North Portland,Sunday afternoon.
Death was due to cerebral hemorraghe,according to Dr L.C McCabe,the attending 
physician.
Worry over the crash of the State Bank of Portland,of which institution he was 
president and chairman of the board of directors,is held as being an indirect 
factor.
Walker was in apparent good health Saturday,but shortly after midnight was 
stricken.He died at 2 p.m. Sunday without regaining consciuosness.
The funeral services for Le Roy D.Walker,were held from the Finley chapel in 
Portland,with the Rev John Dawson ,pastor of the Episcopal Church of the Good 
Shepherd officiating.
Services were under the direction of the Masonic lodge.Mr Walker was also an 
Odd Fellow.
He was 49 years old an besides his widow,Mrs Mary H Walker ,he is survived by 
his daughter,Louise,his parents mr and Mrs J.W Walker of San Francisco and a 
brother and sister,Charles S.Walker and Mrs Blanche Norville,both of San 
Francisco.
Before becoming president of the State Bank of Portland,which failed i n 
february 1922,and is now in process of liquidation,Walker was associated with 
a number of rural banks in Clackamas County.
He was born in Illinois and came to Portlan from Clackamas County about ten 
years ago.
Walker,together with Anton Eckern and Conrad P.Olson,other officials of the 
State Bank of Portland,was under indictment on charges of receiveing deposits 
after the bank was known to be insolvent and misapplication of funds.
Indictments were first returned December 30,1922,but these were set aside in 
January and new indictments were returned in February .Demurrers to these were 
overrruled in circuit court recently

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