Margaret Louise Parker, 83, of Trion, GA, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at her residence after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Parker was born April 3, 1931 in Topeka, KS and moved to Georgia with her husband and young family in 1961. Mrs. Parker was a lifelong homemaker and an accomplished seamstress; was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother; and faithfully served alongside her husband as a pastor’s wife in numerous churches across Northwest Georgia. She will be greatly missed by all.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Luther L. Parker; parents, Lee Edward and Mabel Cox Turman; sisters, Juanita Broadbent, Naomi Lister, Leota Carrier, Ethel (Bob) Lister and Ruthie Turman; and great-grandson, Jonathan Morris.
She is survived by her daughters and husband, Lydia (LeRoy) Witt, Trion and Connie (Chris) Witt, Trion; sons and wives, Melvin (Judy) Parker, Chickamauga and Ed (Regina) Parker, Trion; grandchildren, Traci Morris, Debbie Brown, Derek (Ali) Parker, Ashlee (Kyle) Abernathy and Ali Witt; great-grandchildren, Dusty Brown, Cody Brown, Victoria Morris, Alexander Morris, Bryant Abernathy; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Wallis Memorial Chapel will be Monday, November 24 at 6 p.m., conducted by Mr. Derek Parker. Pallbearers are Derek Parker, Dusty Brown, Cody Brown, Alexander Morris, Kyle Abernathy, and Cliff Cordle. Honorary pallbearers are employees of Mount Berry Hospice, Jacob Chandler, Pat Kaylor, and Carolyn Williams. Interment will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Monday, November 24 from 4-6 p.m.
The arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home of LaFayette.