Margaret Bruce Walker passed away peacefully on November 12, 2026. Margaret was born to Foch and Jean Bruce in Huntsville, Alabama on May 2, 1960. She was raised in Athens, Alabama and was the youngest sibling to Pat and Jeep. Young Margaret was a shy, quiet girl. A lifelong reader, she took quickly to literature classes and loved going to church with her family at First Methodist Church in Athens. She graduated from Athens High School in 1978 and began college at the University of Alabama. After her first year at Alabama, she transferred to Troy University where the shy girl was left behind and gave way to the outgoing, vibrant woman we all knew and loved. She rushed and joined the Chi Omega Sorority where she met lifelong friends. It was there in arms of her sorority sisters that Margaret learned how to be unashamedly herself. She loved every social outing and football game. With a yearning for something closer to home, Margaret finished her collegiate career at Athens University where she earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in English.
Margaret had her first son, Gregory Scott Cook, in 1984. She started a career at the U.S. Postal Service soon after, where she met Alan, to whom she was married for the next thirty-eight years. Alan and Margaret were married in 1988 and she gained her beloved step-daughter, Jamie Faith. In 1992, Alan and Margaret welcomed their son, Timothy. They moved to Madison, Alabama, where Margaret would spend the rest of her days. When she retired from the postal service after more than thirty years, Margaret was planning a quiet, restful retirement.
Margaret would spend the next seven years in battling against stage IV ovarian cancer. Although this battle would eventually claim her life, you would never know it. She never let a diagnosis dictate her joy. She spent those years traveling, spending time with her family, going on many beach trips, and frequenting more than a few estate sales with her husband.
Margaret loved reading with her book clubs, attending services at Asbury Church, serving as an active alumnus for Chi Omega, and eating all her favorite foods. Her compassion and kindness were well known, as was her faith. Never in her seven years of battling cancer did her faith waver. She remained steadfast to declare God’s goodness, acknowledging all the ways that she was blessed by the Lord. She advocated for women’s health and spent many medical appointments getting to know the nurses and staff. Margaret was truly loved by all. She never encountered a stranger that she couldn’t convert to a friend. She will be deeply missed by family, friends, and the world.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, Foch and Jean Bruce; and her brothers, Pat and Jeep Bruce. She is survived by her husband, Alan Walker; her children, Gregory Cook (Ericia Cook), Jamie Moulder, and Timothy Walker (Hannah Walker); her grandchildren, Chase Peoples, Brianna Moulder, Eleanor Cook, and Ridley Cook; and one soon-to-be-born great granddaughter.
Family and friends are warmly invited to a celebration of Margaret’s life at Asbury Church on Friday, November 20th at 10:00am, with a reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall. Please wear something colorful, no black attire, per Margaret’s request.
Floral tributes may be sent to Asbury Church for Margaret Walker.
