GMF extends heartfelt condolences on the passing of Rev. Dr. Thomas L. Walker, who passed September 14, 2025, at the age of 77.
For more than 50 years, Walker faithfully served as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. Within the gospel music community, he was best known for his cover of “One Day at a Time,” written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. His 1970s recording of the song with the T.L.W. Ensemble brought him wide recognition, and he revisited it decades later in 2010 with his group, Thomas L. Walker & Totally Committed, on the Keep Me In Your Will project.
According to H.D. Pope Funeral Home, services celebrating Rev. Dr. Walker’s life and legacy will be held in Rocky Mount as follows:
Friday, September 26, 2025
Meet & Greet
5 PM – 7 PM
The Assembly@9121
9121 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount, NC
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Lying in State
10 AM – 12 Noon
The Rocky Mount Event Center
285 NE Main Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Celebration of Life
12 Noon
The Rocky Mount Event Center
285 NE Main Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Interment will follow in the Buster and Bonnie Family Garden in Nashville, NC.
Libra Nicole Boyd, PhD is a musician, award-winning author, gospel music aficionado, and the founder and editor of Gospel Music Fever™. Her commitment to journalistic integrity includes bringing you reliable gospel music content that uplifts and advances the art form. Libra is presently working on several scholarly projects about gospel music in the media as well as gospel music in social movements.