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Update:
According to the Oxford PD, Walker Fielder and Blanche Williamson did not get into an altercation or argument with the men. When things got questionable, Walker and his date left the establishment. Seth Rokitka, driver and passenger Tristan Holland got into Rokitka’s truck and ran over the couple in the parking lot behind City Hall. Rokitka ran over Walker and Williamson twice.
Walker Allen Fielder, 21, of Madison passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Oxford, Mississippi. A visitation for Walker will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church followed by a funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Walker will be laid to rest immediately following at Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Ridgeland.
Born in Flowood, MS, on October 15, 2001, Walker was a junior studying Finance at the University of Mississippi and a proud member of Sigma Chi Fraternity where he served as Rush Chairman. Walker graduated from Jackson Academy in 2020, was a Disciple Group Leader at Christ United Methodist Church, and achieved rank as an Eagle Scout.
Walker was deeply loved and respected by everyone who met him. He was a loving, caring, and compassionate son, brother, cousin, and friend to many. His smile was both welcoming and infectious and when in his presence, he immediately made you feel loved. Walker always spoke positively about people and saw the good in everyone. Walker was a fun-loving, fiercely loyal, and hard-working young man with a heart of gold. He touched so many lives in his 21 years and was blessed with amazing friends who would constantly describe him as “Tha Best” and “Tha Man”. Walker’s legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him.
Walker is preceded in death by his brothers, Harrison and Corbin Fielder, and his grandfather, J.W. Fielder.
Walker is survived by his parents, Allison and Allen Fielder of Madison, and his adoring little sister Abby; his grandparents, Audrey and Bunky Butler of Clarksdale; Lynn and Leigh Allen of Jackson; and Bridget Fielder of Madison; his aunts and uncles, Leigh and George Butler; Bari and Dave Bucholz; Jay Fielder, Sheri Fielder; and his beloved cousins Candice Fielder, Sara Wilson Fielder, Meredith Fielder, Kathryn Butler, Brent Butler, Forrest Bucholz, and Wilson Bucholz; and so many other extended family members.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Walker’s memory may be made to the Walker Fielder Memorial Scholarship Fund that has been established with the Sigma Chi Foundation. Donations will enable an annual scholarship to be presented in Walker’s name to a deserving undergraduate Sigma Chi from the Eta Chapter.
The fund number for this scholarship is 4893.
https://donor.sigmachi.org/-/XMVTZQWT
Arrangements for Walker Fielder are set for Wednesday with visitation from 12-2 and the funeral at 2. The funeral and visitation with be held at Christ United Methodist Church.
Walker Allen Fielder, age 21, of Madison, Mississippi passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
A visitation for Walker will be held Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Christ United Methodist Church, 6000 Old Canton Road, Jackson, Mississippi 39211, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 PM.
Walker will be laid to rest in Parkway Memorial Cemetery, 1161 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.parkwayfuneralhomeridgeland.com for the Fielder family.
Many of you saw the news Sunday concerning two Ole Miss students involved in a hit-and-run. The young man (Walker Fielder) died and his friend girl Blanche Williamson is in serious condition. From what I understand, the couple was at a bar in Oxford. Some “na na” took place with several people filming the altercation. Walker is a gentle soul. He is not a hot head. He and his friend left the bar. The trouble makers followed Walker and Blanche and got into their truck running over the couple leaving the scene of the accident. The driver and passenger are now in custody.
Here is a post from Robyn Tannehill Mayor of Oxford.
I cannot let the sun go down on this terrible day without making a statement regarding the tragic event that happened in our community early this morning. As many of you have already heard, two students were injured in the parking lot behind City Hall. They were both immediately transferred to Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. Sadly, the male student, Walker Fielder from Madison, Mississippi passed away from the injuries sustained. A female Ole Miss student remains hospitalized in Memphis. Please follow the social media accounts of the Oxford Police Department for information regarding the details of the incident and arrests. Information will be provided to the public as it is appropriate to do so. As this is an ongoing investigation, information may not be as readily available as some would hope, but I promise you that these families and finding justice for these students are our top priorities and the case will be handled with as much compassion as possible for those involved. I am proud of the Oxford Police Department and their dedication to these families and to getting answers. They are ultimate professionals and I am honored to work with them.
I am writing to you tonight as a Mother with a broken heart for these families, for their precious friends, for their sorority sisters and fraternity brothers, for their hometowns, and for our community as we all weather another terrible storm. I am writing to ask you for your prayers for Walker’s Mom and Dad and Sister as they mourn the loss of this young man who was handsome and kind and talented and loved by so many. Pray for peace and comfort for them that only comes from our Heavenly Father. I am asking you to pray for complete healing for the female student. Please pray for wisdom for her doctors and nurses. Please pray that her injuries and her heart would heal. The physical and emotional pain these families are experiencing is unimaginable.
Oxford is a community that comforts those that need comforting. Perhaps that comes from practice and from times of trials that we wish we could pray away, but nevertheless, Oxford always steps up when things are hard and when people need us. These two families need us. They need our prayers. They need us to surround those that love them and be God’s hands and feet. Times like these make us treasure our time with those we love. You have my commitment that we will continue to do all we can to make Oxford, Mississippi the safest community to go to school, to live and to visit.
***ARREST UPDATE at 9:15AM (10/17)***
This morning at 8:30 AM, Seth Rokitka was taken into custody. His truck was found wrecked in Marshall County. It has since been recovered and impounded. After he has been formally charged we will update with further information.
We can’t express enough thanks and gratitude to the community, business owners, and our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners on their assistance.
Police in Mississippi have identified the suspects as Seth Rokitka and Tristan Holland, both of Collierville, Tennessee.
This is the same truck that is believed to have run over (not once, but twice) Ole Miss students Walker Fielder and Blanche Williamson
Walker is the son of Allen and Alyson Fielder of Madison. Walker was a junior at Ole Miss and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Walker celebrated his 21st birthday this weekend. Allen and Alyson are very close friends of my oldest son, Dickey. Allen was Dickey’s best man at his wedding. They roomed together for 4 years @ MSU…pledged Sigma Chi together and have continued a close friendship.
Why would anyone do something like this? These young men have also ruined their lives as well a host of family. Choices…choices…choices. It’s about choices.
When Dickey called me Sunday morning, of course he was devastated. He was with the Fielders. “What do you do? What do you say. How can I help,” pleaded Dickey.
Don’t we wish as parents we had magic words to remove sorrow. Having suffered a “shock” death, I have somewhat of idea of their feelings. No one wants to bury their child. The Fielders have no choice. We as Christians are blessed…we have the great physician—our Lord and Savior.
Please pray for Allen, Allyson, and Abby (sister) the entire family and friends. Their lives are forever changed. The Fielder are members of Christ United Methodist Church in Madison.
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