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Official Obituary of
Maude Evelyn Parker
January 2, 1932 ~ August 6, 2017 (age 85) 85 Years Old
Maude Parker Obituary
Maude Evelyn Parker, 85, of Timpson, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2017 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born in Timpson on January 2, 1932 to John Brinson Hooper and Geraldine (Howell) Hooper. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at First Christian Church, Timpson, Texas with Pastor Larry Stegall officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Timpson, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Taylor Funeral Home, Timpson, Texas.
Ms. Maude was born and raised in Timpson and graduated from THS Class of 1949. She married the love of her life, William Howard Parker Sr. on July 7, 1951. She travelled around the United States for many years while he served in the United States Navy. They were parents to four wonderful children whom she loved dearly. She and Mr. William Parker Sr. spent over 50 years together before he went to be with the Lord in 2001. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Maude enjoyed gardening and reading. She was very active in the Timpson Area Genealogical Historical Society, and helped start the Timpson Public Library. Maude was a lifelong active member of First Christian Church and loved her church family very much.
Maude is survived by her sons, William Howard Parker Jr., John Thomas Parker, David Parker; daughter, Catherine Diane Kay; sister, Mariane Bodiford; grandchildren, Cristi Hebert and husband Louie, Clarence William Patten, Dustin Patrick Kay, Hilary Denise Kay, William Andrew Parker, William Ezekiel Parker; great-grandchildren, Kole William Fischer, Parker Moses Hebert, Ernest Allen Jones; and a host of family and friends that will miss her dearly.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Parker Sr.; brothers, Gene William Hooper and Jon Ben Hooper.
Ms. Maude was born and raised in Timpson and graduated from THS Class of 1949. She married the love of her life, William Howard Parker Sr. on July 7, 1951. She travelled around the United States for many years while he served in the United States Navy. They were parents to four wonderful children whom she loved dearly. She and Mr. William Parker Sr. spent over 50 years together before he went to be with the Lord in 2001. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Maude enjoyed gardening and reading. She was very active in the Timpson Area Genealogical Historical Society, and helped start the Timpson Public Library. Maude was a lifelong active member of First Christian Church and loved her church family very much.
Maude is survived by her sons, William Howard Parker Jr., John Thomas Parker, David Parker; daughter, Catherine Diane Kay; sister, Mariane Bodiford; grandchildren, Cristi Hebert and husband Louie, Clarence William Patten, Dustin Patrick Kay, Hilary Denise Kay, William Andrew Parker, William Ezekiel Parker; great-grandchildren, Kole William Fischer, Parker Moses Hebert, Ernest Allen Jones; and a host of family and friends that will miss her dearly.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Parker Sr.; brothers, Gene William Hooper and Jon Ben Hooper.
INTERMENT
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Timpson, TX 75975
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TIMPSON, TX 75975
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