Julie Walls passed peacefully in her sleep on  Sept. 27, 2024 at her home in Lafayette, Ore. She was born on April 26, 1948 in Indianapolis, Ind., to Norma Gertrued (Waite) and Ralph “Buzz” Stafford. Her summers were spent on her grandparents farm where she helped tend the garden and orchard with her grandmother and gathered honey from the hives with her grandfather. Julie married James “Jim” Walls on Oct. 30, 1966 and spent 57 wonderful years together. 

After earning her Associates Degree in Culinary Arts, Julie worked as a Dietary Manager for Life Care Centers in Payette, Nampa, and Boise, Idaho. She often spent her spare time making cakes and cookies to brighten the days of the residents in the care centers she worked at. When she wasn’t baking, she loved crocheting and making cards. After she retired, she and Jim moved to Burns to be closer to her family and grandchildren. In early 2023, they moved to Lafayette to live with their granddaughter.

Julie is survived by her husband, Jim; and her children, Carolyn Temple (John) of Burns, and Jim Walls of Owensburg, Ind.; grandchildren, Miranda VanCleave, Nikkole Temple, Alexis Walls, and Dakota Walls; and one great-granddaughter Emery Temple. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and one granddaughter. No services are planned at this time.