Walter R. Samrau, age 71, died on Thursday afternoon, 2/13/14, in Baptist Memorial Hospital, North MS, Oxford, MS.A private memorial service will be held by the family.Walter was born in Princeton, Wisconsin to Robert & Dorothy Menge Semrau on May 5, 1942. He was a truck driver for 20 years. Then he and his wife opened their own taxidermy shop, where he worked as the taxidermist.His loving family includes: Pamela Rush Semrau of Sardis, MS; one daughter, Hailey Semrau Gant of Batesville, MS; 2 sons, Rory Semrau of McHenry, IL, Shannon Ratfield of Sardis, MS; one sister, Carol Semrau Pecoraro of Belvidere, IL; 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.