Rev. Blaine H. Walker, 78 years old went home to be with the Lord on September 27, 2022, at 8:48 PM.  His survivors include wife, Joan P. Walker; sons, Michael B Walker and Jamey D. Walker; daughter, Connie Shields; son-in-law, Albert Shields; grandchildren, Austin Walker, MyCaela Walker, Dillon Walker, Emma Walker, Clarissa Hudgens, Desmond Travis, and Audrey Willis; great-grandchildren, Tonya and Tabitha Hudgens, Trendon and Bradyon Walker, and Allison Huskey; and brothers and sisters, Carl Walker, Sherman Walker, Louise Brewer, and Joyce Carwile.  He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, but our loss is Heaven's gain.  Funeral service will be held at 7:00 PM Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, Rev. Carl Walker officiating.  Interment will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Walker Family Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.