Donald Willard “Don” PARKER^[1]

1948 - 2015  (67 years)

• Name	Donald Willard “Don” PARKER  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1948	Olanta, Florence County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina DONALD W. PARKER Posted Tuesday, February 3, 2015 6:00 am Donald Willard Parker, 67, husband of Emilie Smith Parker, died on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at his home. Born in Olanta, he was a son of the late Willard M. and Juanita Anderson Parker. He was a member of Christian Ministries Church. He retired from B.L. Montague Co. and Porter Fabrication. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Patrick Parker of Sumter and Ricky Parker (Tracy) of Dacula, Georgia; a granddaughter, Sarah Parker; five stepchildren; seven step-grandchildren; 17 step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marilyn Grover (Bill) of Gilbert and Sylvia Avins (Frank "Coot" Avins) of Sumter; and two brothers, James Parker (Evelyn) and Russell Parker (Christine), both of Sumter. He was preceded in death by a son, David Parker; a brother, Allen Parker; and a sister, Martha Geddings. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery with the Rev. Kenny Griffin officiating. Memorials may be made to the family c/o Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com  [2, 3, 5]
  MILI	He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.  [5]
  _UID	348E7BFDDF714DB598FD9C6D85334A91BD19
  Death	31 Jan 2015	at his home, (Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	4 Feb 2015	Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I153353	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Willard McDaniel PARKER   d. Bef 11 Aug 1993
  Mother	Juanita ANDERSON,   b. 5 Jan 1929, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 28 Jul 2012, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 83 years)
  _UID	511F6218A36C46AE8AB6FAE142B866DC44FA
  _UID	511F6218A36C46AE8AB6FAE142B866DC44FA
  Family ID	F104733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emilie SMITH
  _UID	DBA3FC7E48174ACDA4C1FC93CDCBC5A261D0
  _UID	DBA3FC7E48174ACDA4C1FC93CDCBC5A261D0
  Children	1. Patrick PARKER   2. Ricky PARKER   3. David PARKER   d. Bef 31 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F104736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S30538] Marilyn Annette Parker Grover. [S5352] George A. Parker. [S11085] Martha Ann G. Tate. [S18359] Juanita A. Parker. [S22090] Donald W. Parker. [S23061] Sylvia A. Avins.