A graveside service and interment was held for Oka Marie Walden at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Missouri. Reverend Glenn Scott officiated. Services were under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

Oka Marie Walden, the daughter of Earl and Zouella (Wiley) Powell, was born April 23, 1930, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Oka attended St. Joseph Schools.

On December 18, 1948, Oka was united in marriage to Merle Walden in St. Joseph. The couple moved frequently due to Merle’s military career, making their home in Savannah, Missouri, in the early 1970’s. Oka was a homemaker and they enjoyed bowling.

In 2001, Merle and Oka moved to Tarkio, where she lived until the present time. Merle passed away in 2010. Oka passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri, at the age of 90.

Besides her parents and husband, Merle, Oka was preceded in death by siblings, Williard Powell, Norman Powell, Eunice Fletcher, and June Mather. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be directed at www.minterfuneralchapels.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Home Cemetery or Tarkio Nutrition Center.