Old Mrs Walker

In the novel Nemesis, Mrs Merrypit at the wool shop tells Miss Marple that a certain old Mrs Walker also had an accident and died on the scenic walk some time previously in circumstances quite similar to the mishap which befell Elizabeth Temple.

According to Mrs Merrypit, the boulders on the hillside come loose after rain washes the soil off and they roll down, causing accidents. Mrs Walker was quite blind and "pretty well deaf" so she did not hear the boulder coming and could not get out of the way. In that same year, there were two other accidents, one boy had been nearly killed and a man had broken his arm. From the way Mrs Merrypit knew that Mrs Walker was old, had poor eyesight and hearing, it would appear that she was a resident and not just a passing visitor of Jocelyn St. Mary.

This is the second Mrs Walker in the novel. There is another Mrs Walker, the wife of Colonel Walker. The couple are members of Miss Marple's Famous Houses and Gardens coach tour.